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