The Devil's Darning Needle

The devil's darning needle

she is named

and for this legend 

she is famed

So take heed

of this indeed:-

Daydreamer do not slip

into a sleep

beside a shady stream

As the damselflies

will stitch your eyes

while you lie and dream

 Children do not lie just

do as you're told

 Wives be fearful - do not

 nag and scold

Husbands do take care 

never to cuss - never to swear

Young ladies please do not pry 

and never mix with gossips

 Or the evil dameselfly

will stitch up your lips

ⒸRose

 

Halloween

Bonfires crackle

and cackle

at wandering ghouls

and a freak

children scream

and shriek

lured by treats

they take to the streets

going where they

couldn't, wouldn't

 shouldn't 

shadows follow

filling every corner

and hollow

with fright

shadows unseen

on this night

of Halloween

©Rose