CCC190: The Waterers

Posted on June 30, 2022 by crispina kemp

I remember when you could wander there
When your feet walked on dry land
But that was back before the Waterers came.

Well, that’s what we called them
Always prophesying rising water

Change your ways, change your ways, else it’ll happen
Aye, and our lord will strike you down dead.

We didn’t believe those Waterer people
Didn’t want to change our ancestral ways

So the Waterers laid their curses on us
And the waters rose just as they said.

Now nought but the snakes live there.

 

 

About crispina kemp

Spinner of Asaric and Mythic tales
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9 Responses to CCC190: The Waterers

  1. Sadje says:
    June 30, 2022 at 12:13 pm

    Oh wow, very chilling

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  2. Dale says:
    June 30, 2022 at 6:32 pm

    Wonderfully done. It’s not like they didn’t have fair warning…

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  3. Nope, Not Pam says:
    July 1, 2022 at 11:18 am

    What a great tale, worked really well

    Like

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