Kate

A Southern Gothic Sonnet

Kate

There’s a beast in Robertson County wood

For two-hundred years her legend’s been told

At Red River Cave an entity stood

Curse of revenge on the Bell family fold

Torment hath come to suffer the living

“Now sayeth thy name, thou cold-hearted b***h”

A voice with no form, all it was giving

“Kate is my name. I am known as the witch”

In the sleepy cornfields of Tennessee

There’s spells to be done before it was gone

Brutal attacks the witch put on Betsy

And poison was used to kill father, John

She promised return after seven years

In one-hundred-seven, there’s more to fear

 

November 2014

Author's Note

Growing up in Tennessee, this was the ghost story told around campfires. Only it's not myth, the Bell Witch is history.

Trivia: This true poltergeist story inspired the movie, "The Blair Witch Project."

Reviews

[Matching Socks]

Very eerie, that's a neat little bit if trivia.
I saw that movie, totally creeped me out!
Excellent poem.

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Thanks Ana! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. That movie creeped me out too.

[Rob Santana]

I enjoyed this. More so because it has truth to it. I will be looking further into this story, very interesting. Nicely done Damien.

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Thanks Rob. Its good to hear from you. I'm glad you liked it. There are 2 or 3 websites dedicated to the Bell Witch. I read the original book on the topic when I was about 11 years-old. Everyone in Tennessee knows the story.

[Tina Kline]

A very well written spooky tale. It's even more eerie knowing that it is real. Fantastic job!

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Thank you for reading, Tina. You honor me with your kind words, my dark friend.

[Tina Kline]

You are most welcome.