Young Witches Buried In Shallow Graves

In the Middle Ages witchcraft was wide-spread; young witches were buried in shallow graves. The angry bard was also a monk and defended the Church, " No witches of any age will be roaming in Catholic Florence and allowed to practise their magic by the glow of the torch! " From the pulpit he made his voice rise and broke the silence. He felt the presence of the other witches who gathered outside the church; he trembled a little, but continued his speech of condemnation that to them wasn't eloquent, " Go to sleep and never rise again " was the loud chant. All seemed peaceful on that Good Friday with the rain falling, the bells of the basilica tolled to mourn the crucified Christ; the altar was draped in purple, the glass windows were dark, the parishioners waited, the bard never came to the mourning. " Mourn the barn's death! Christ forgave all sinners, he did not!" " He burned them at the stake not as criminals but as heretics!" " We'll protest and revenge their death so inhuman and unjust!" The witches' chant was louder than the lament of the believers. Written on 5/31/2016