Witches Three

As far as the original hideous image of witches that we started this tale with . . . the cackling, old, ugly, hooked-nose ladies stirring their cauldron; it's probable that they never really existed except in the vivid imaginations of storytellers. Witches were often spoken of as being old and ugly because evil was considered to be ugly . . . therefore it made the story much more interesting to portray witches this way. The steaming cauldron almost always associated with witches, is more likely to have originated from the large pot in which potions were made by the early healers to cure the ailing.

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Three young witches sat by a tree

and wished with all their might,

that ghouls and ghosts would not appear

on Hallows Eve, or any other night.

With hands entwined they closed their eyes,

softly chanting incantations

which called upon the fairies, to help rid

the world of evil infestations.

Two pumpkin cauldrons spattered 'n' popped,

they fizzed with utter delight,

 good omens departed swiftly on the wind,

crushing every wicked thing in sight.

When dawn broke in the early morn,

the witches smiled with glee,

with the fairies help they'd conquered all

and fulfilled their destiny.

© S.D.Smith

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Happy Halloween!