A Legend of Sleepy Hollow inspired poem I wrote a while back. Touches on a love of scary. |
For the cognomen of Crane is cursed Cursed by all that has been And shall remain so in all to come For darkness rides in the dead of night Cloaked within the night itself With the wind at his back and heels Blessed be those who bear the name of Crane For only Crane can seek And find that which must be found For to seek to lift the ancient curse Upon the names and upon the hollow For generation unto generation Phantoms in the deep of night By candlelight and moonlight and starlight Beware the spirits whose intentions mean ill Travel always with lantern in hand Or on saddle attached To ward off shadow and shade To guide and gather flutter lights And gracious good spirits To protect and to keep Beware the hoof beats Of a horse not your own Nor that of a boon companion For the headless one still rides the hollow nightly Follow fast the path to that old covered bridge Past the great old church and graves aplenty May the goodly ones speed thee on thy way For only one who bears the name of Crane Shall break the curse And the headless one vanquish Line Count:31 |