She walks a forest dark and dreary

On a path with legs so weary

A ghostly chill sits in her bones

And injects her blood with ecstatic moans

 

She casts a shadow, long and dark

To dispel the light upon the bark

Shades of talons upon the path,

Claws and paws her magic hath

 

A shadow jumps at her approach

Freeing territory for her encroach

With a cry flies away the owl

Toward the moon like the wolf’s howl

 

Monsters convene in her wake

To see the magic she will take

Her walk awakens the mystic blood

Of the most dangerous creature of the wood

 

She walks a forest dark and dreary

On a path with legs so weary

She is the shadows of the night

She is the cause of all the fright

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2 responses to “The Witch of the Wood (poem)”

  1. Olga Avatar
    Olga

    Hi! I can’t find the full name of the person who wrote this poem anywhere? I would love to get your name/title please so I can credit you when sharing! It’s beautiful!

    1. Morike Avatar
      Morike

      Hey! I wrote this poem and I’m touched that you like it! If you’re sharing on Twitter, please mention me @CallMeKT_91. My writer name is KT Howard. Thanks!

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