the poet and the devil

willyweed

The poet made a deal with the devil, and in exchange for the poet’s very soul

The devil would give to the poet, all of the poems his pad could hold

 

The poet became famous and his work withstood the test of time

The devil stole the poet’s soul, for one thousand poems of rhyme

 

Now the poet lived a grand life, but he was growing old

And the devil had been waiting, now he was growing bold

 

The poet wanted to back out, of the deal that had been struck

Well the devil came for his payment and the poet was out of luck

 

The poet begged the devil, pleading for more life and time

The devil just started laughing, saying give me your soul it’s mine

 

 

  • Author: willyweed (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 5th, 2016 11:24
  • Category: Fantasy
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Comments3

  • Tony36

    Wonderful write and a wonderful read

  • willyweed

    Thank you Tony36 you are very kind. Glad you enjoyed it, you may like some of my other posts as well. Anyway I do appreciate your comment. ww

  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    Thanks WW ~ a great moral here. We should all be careful who we sell our SOULS to and why. Of course SATAN is always the main bidder ~ but equally we can sell out to another person or a Cult or a Political Party or even "The Company Store" Thanks for another challenging WW ODE # Thanks for caring and sharing ~ BRIAN

    • willyweed

      Thanks Brian, yes of course you are right Brian! The devil gets people's attention but there are many snakes in the grass, here about!



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