Leprechaun

By ashottothetemple

There he sits

Almost a lost soul

Atop a gravestone

A funny little creature

Piping his bowl

Swinging his legs

Back and forth

To and fro

Jagged little smile

Haunting eyes

Shackled boots

Whispering rhymes

A glimmering top hat

Knickers of a dark shade

Wicked emerald jacket

Almost Jade

Black leather bowtie

A twisted limb

Right by his side

It aided him

Cringing as he steadies

Upon the soil

Chewing on

A fresh picked boil

Hobbling away

We heard him cry

A devil's tale

And a lullaby

Back in the shadows

From where he dwells

Hinder off into a fog

To bask in hell

Curiosity, they say

killed the cat

Ours left us dead

Right where we sat

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Copyright 2004 spirett
Published on Sunday, August 8, 2004.     Filed under: "Fantasy" and "Poetry"
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  • SorrowSoul On Thursday, September 15, 2005, SorrowSoul (54)By person wrote:

    You really painted an incredible tale here with amazing imagery. Simply stunning.

  • bloody LOVEly On Friday, January 21, 2005, bloody LOVEly (85)By person wrote:

    the flow of this is really awesomeand the descriptions are like putting pictures in my head.

  • Northstar On Monday, August 9, 2004, Northstar (374)By person wrote:

    this is a great read--flow is on point as well as the rhyme scheme--quite enjoyable--I can really picture this ;)

  • A former member wrote: I love those last lines. They're killer...totally nailed the whole point of the poem. Spectacular.

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