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Rated: E · Poetry · Fantasy · #1454491
This is a abcedarius that I brought it back just in time for Halloween.
This poem is full of mythological and fanciful creatures, can you spot the two that are real? Message me for the answer.

Far Gone in Make-Believe

Anubis is in the dark closet, a great big
Bug-a-boo is under my bed. A regal
Centaur stands guard over a
Dragon in the garden, an
Elf weaves its magick with
Fawns dancing around the
Griffin's nest.
Hobgoblins in the yard fighting with
Imps and chasing around a
Jackalope. Watch out for the
Kraken next to the driveway and the
Lamia who lives next door.
Merfolk have a city in the neighborhood lake.
Nymphs dance at night and hide from the
Ogre, who is friends with a
Phoenix, a great fire bird.
Qilin's are a sign of good luck where as
Redcaps are of bad. A majestic
Sphinx chases the uncatchable
Teumessian fox, quite a sight to behold.
Unicorns prance around a volgar
Vulg. Do you know a
Werewolf? Or perhaps a frog with claws, a
Xeropus, it's called. The
Yeti makes a lot of noise, and I must hide,
Zombies are after. . . me.

descriptions of the lesser known creatures in this poem:
Jackalope- a jack rabbit with antelope antlers
Kraken- a fabulous sea monster
Lamia- upper body of a woman and the lower body is serpentine
Qilin- a hooved Chinese creature who appears in conjunction with the arrival of sage, looked at as a good omen.
Teumessian fox- a gigantic fox who is uncatchable
Vulg- a creation of Dennis L. McKiernan
Xeropus- a water frog with three claws on its feet
Yeti- another name for the Abominable Snowman
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