The Northdown Witch, a poem by Sky Taylor

Legend has it that trouble was doubled by the Northdown Witch

To find her, travel thru the wooded vale, hemmed by a ditch

But be prepared, for as one clawed hand stirs the black caldron

The other hovers over a book of spells,  not penned by the sun

For it contains pages of darkness, secret incantations of evil

Men to toads, children to mice, mankind ripped of human will

Harnessed by a rolled curse from sacrilegious lips, a wicked tongue

So tread carefully as you near the lair of the evil, wicked one

Enter quietly thru the back, along a winding mossy trail

Gripping a leather-covered hand tightly to the rusty rail

Where it ends, you'll find the secret passageway

Tucked into a hill, to block the light of day

Stealthily move forward, past the glowing eyes of owl

On past the transparent herb-filled jars, musty and foul

Till finally you reach the heart of the heartless one

Who stands brewing a curse over the black caldron

Do not hesitate, do not fumble, do not pause, do not wait

Lest your head becomes a knob on the witch's garden gate.

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