urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2009-04-19T05:51:08Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:50497 2008-10-31T20:55:55Z 2009-04-19T05:51:08Z Mary and Deborah talking Halloween. So Mary and I have found this poem:<br /><br /><i>Spos'n the witches began to witch,<br />And you didn't know which witch was witch?<br />Well, spos'n?<br /><br />Spos'n a h'ant appeared to you,<br />An' an old black rooster up and crew?<br />Well, spos'n?<br /><br />Spos'n a pump-kin pumped hot flames,<br />From a place, <i>you</i> know, what nobody names?<br />Well, spos'n?<br /><br />Spos'n a great big bug-a-boo<br />Reached out his long sharp claws for you?<br />Well, spos'n?</i><br /><br />We both believe that we've seen it before, and that it is thus probably traditional, or a very close variant on something that is traditional. Lo, I beg of thee: can you find the source of this poem? We've sought. We've searched. We've...mostly told bad jokes and eaten candy corn.<br /><br />Help!