The Witch in the Glass

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"My mother says I must not pass Too near that glass;She is afraid that I will seeA little witch that looks like me,With a red, red mouth, to whisper lowThe very thing I should not know!"

Alack for all your mother's care! A bird of the air,A wistful wind, or (I supposeSent by some hapless boy) a rose,With breath too sweet, will whisper low,The very thing you should not know!

© Piatt Sarah Morgan Bryan