Woodland Witchery
A medieval tale of obsession.13 total reviews
Comment from Wendy G
I like this a lot, particularly the way your loop words sometimes took a slightly different turn in the second line, extending the thought not just repeating it. This entry will surely be a strong contender in the contest. Sending best wishes.
Wendy
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2022
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I like this a lot, particularly the way your loop words sometimes took a slightly different turn in the second line, extending the thought not just repeating it. This entry will surely be a strong contender in the contest. Sending best wishes.
Wendy
Comment Written 31-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2022
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Thanks Wendy. I was surprised at the turn this poem too while I was writing it. I began with an acrobatic plane doing loops but by the 2nd stanza I had to ditch that and start again because a witch made me write something else.
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Lol. That's how it goes sometimes.
Comment from Jesse James Doty
Yes, it loops wonderfully but what a tale you tell. Of witches and gloom is not perfection's way through history. As youth is squandered and true witches are but heroes in disguise I wonder where you got this impression I guess from books and such when you were growing up. I have known a few women who call themselves witches and they are not the threat that you perceive. Yet a loop poem is called for and you do a mighty job.
Good luck with the contest I am sure that many folks will love this poem.
Thanks for sharing and for letting me share!
Jesse
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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2022
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Yes, it loops wonderfully but what a tale you tell. Of witches and gloom is not perfection's way through history. As youth is squandered and true witches are but heroes in disguise I wonder where you got this impression I guess from books and such when you were growing up. I have known a few women who call themselves witches and they are not the threat that you perceive. Yet a loop poem is called for and you do a mighty job.
Good luck with the contest I am sure that many folks will love this poem.
Thanks for sharing and for letting me share!
Jesse
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Comment Written 31-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2022
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Thanks for your comments, Jesse, and for sharing your experience of witches. Interesting that you say true witches are heroes in disguise - they've had such bad press down through the ages. I have a couple of wiccan friends and they are definitely good witches.
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They were heroes because they were the only medicine givers of the time.
Long before doctors, witches were the only way to find healthy options that worked. They got a bad wrap from the men's side of medicine.
Jesse
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Yes, that's true. They knew all about healthy plants etc. Religion, witchcraft, and medicine closely combined.
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Yes! Witchcraft was the only medicine for the common people.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
A fine story told within this loop and these poems are hard to achieve. I enjoyed the mediaeval magic here as you created a mystical tale of obsession and trickery, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2022
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A fine story told within this loop and these poems are hard to achieve. I enjoyed the mediaeval magic here as you created a mystical tale of obsession and trickery, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
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Comment Written 31-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2022
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Thanks Dolly - having a witch was rather unusual subject matter for me. Don't quite know how that happened, because when I started I thought I was going to write about an acrobatic aeroplane doing loops!
