Dinner with the Redcaps
By J. Lynne Moore
The shadow of night,
Drips through the trees,
A raven’s caw, caw,
Butchers the breeze.
Crimson eyes flicker,
Parading on high,
Draw you closer,
But you don’t know why.
A shudder of fear,
Tickles your mind.
Is this all a dream?
Can you make it rewind?
The trap is sprung,
The nightmare’s real!
Dinner for the Redcaps…
They dine with zeal!
A/N: Redcaps are a malevolent type of goblin type creature that is said to inhabit abandoned castles and said to kill strangers that take refuge in the castles.
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I have found ‘Red Caps’ to be utterly fascinating. Knowing that they would die if their caps weren’t wet with blood, I was utterly terrified of going outside after dark as a child. Specifically as I honestly believed we had them living under a mound near the creek on our farm. If you have an interest in Scottish Folk Life/Lore, look up ‘The Bottle Imp’, it is a (?) quarterly e-publication specific to the same produced by the University of Glasgow. Anyway, there you go. Thoroughly enjoyed your words! N.
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Thank you ever so much! You are too kind! I do love learning more about Scotland, I will definitely look up the e-publication you mentioned. My father’s family came from Scotland, it is the home of my soul. Thank you again for sharing with me! Cheers, JLM
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To save you the dig, here ’tis. http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/ScotLit/ASLS/SWE/TBI/
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Thank you for the link, it looks like it is going to be a great source of information! JLM
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