The Old Man and the Stone Cottage

Looking down on the valley The old stone house stood Built by the old man years before And it was said that he practiced satanism At the witching hour of the night He lived a long life and could be seen Looking down on the valley As the sun went down every night Until one day he wasn't seen And the days went on without him Until the town decided they had to know And sent the brave young men of the village up In the early morning light they trekked off Nothing was heard until sundown When screams rose from the old stone house The village was scared and no one else dared To find out what had happen to the young men And they were not ever seen again Except a week later when the moon was full The figure appeared looking down on the valley And if you go there today at sundown The figure appears again looking down. © Paul Warren Poetry