Thursday, 12 October 2023


Myths and Legends of Orkney


Scapa Flow Curse

Back in the day, witches at play
the judges didn`t like what they saw
the hunt was on to find these witches
everyone had to follow the law

a woman was accused of witchcraft
and to find out if she was guilty
tied to a chair and dropped in the water
 witches float, innocents sink, you see

a witch she was declared and excecated
that my friend, was the end they believed
but it was not to be, as you will see
her sister was sad she`d  been deceived

she planned to avenge her sister`s death
according to legend, she cursed the water
it would bring bad luck to Scapa Flow
after her sister was led to the slaughter

through the years bad luck has been seen
from accidents, grounding and collisions
even the Royal Navy suffered too
was this a witch's curse or bad decisions?

(C) Lissie`s Poems 2023

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