Ghosts in the Well

Behind an ancient house

 there is an ancient wall,

there is a thick grove

beyond that ancient wall.

Besides the thick grove

 there is an ancient well,

two unhappy ghosts

therein dwell.

 The ghosts are sickly

 they suffer from rickets,

their teeth are missing

they talk like crickets.

 The ghosts are real and

  pretend to be fearsome,

they play dirty tricks

 and try magic on some.

But their tricks are stale

and their magic is rotten,

whatever they may try

 even a kid they can’t frighten.

The ghosts are truly scared

 of big naughty boys,

who are up to mischiefs

and make a lot of noise.

If a boy comes their way

ghosts scamper like hell,

they hop like a grasshopper

and hide in the ancient well.

© i b arora