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The pretty, little flower girl
There was a pretty, little flower girl
Many moons ago
She always found the brightest blooms
And sold them down The Row
The Row was full of scurrilous knaves
Who thought her smile so priceless
One day they took that smile away
And left her cold & lifeless
No man nor beast was ever caught
And flowers bloomed no-more
The Row fell grey with dank decay
An...
Monday 29th May 2023 7:10 pm
Something From Hell!
From the eerie, cool night
She drifted in
With her coal-black eyes
and pale white skin
From a shallow grave, inhaling sin
To the village she crawled,
to feed within
As the moonlight shone
most soundly slept
Into the flesh of their minds,
she wriggled & crept
To expose a secret
they had quietly kept
And devour their souls,
'til nothing was lef...
Friday 17th September 2021 10:18 am
Something's Creeping...
Something comes creeping
Through the dark night
I look from my window
But it's just out of sight!
Something comes knocking
Knocking at my door
I turn the handle... slowly
But, it's there no more!
Something comes crawling
Crawling so slow
Shall I turn to look?
I no longer know!
Something is breathing
Under my bed!
I dare not look
'case it ...
Friday 5th March 2021 7:54 pm
The Crimson Queen!
(Happy Halloween everyone!)
She rides upon a crimson horse
Its eyes as black as tar
Pray not to hear her whispered name
For she'll come to where you are
Her skin: as white as fresh-laid snow
And twice as cold to touch
Her hair: as black as night itself
Hold your breath now, hush!
For if you hear the galloping hooves
Coming to your door
Run with all ...
Friday 30th October 2020 7:04 pm
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