Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, KESSEL SEE, by HILDEGARD OTT RUSSELL



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KESSEL SEE, by                    
First Line: Age-darkened firs alone have dared to sink
Last Line: Of cawing and of who-o-o-ing taunts their word.


Age-darkened firs alone have dared to sink
Their long and greedy roots in Kessel See
Where mocking shades on moody waters sway
And ebon points in lieu of sun flecks blink.
Here no young doe has ever gone to drink.
The old folks nod their knowing heads and say,
"An evil spell hangs over those who stray
Within the reeking shadows on the brink."
Should some one fail at nightfall to return,
The villagers just bow and whisper low
Of hurried feet and how a moan was heard.
No creatures but the owl and crow adjourn
To this weird spot where an uncanny flow
Of cawing and of who-o-o-ing taunts their word.





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