# The Giggling Loon

Author: charles_they
Tags: Avian, Canine, Horror, Poem, Poetry, Supernatural, Suspense, loon, narrative

A short horror narrative on a graverobbing loon and dogged tramp.

### The Giggling Loon

A gig'ling loon,

A gibbous moon,

And on the wind a crying croon—

A dogged tramp,

A dreary lamp,

And cemetery freshly damp—

A prying bar,

A spent cigar,

And twitching paws as black as tar—

A blackened spade,

A sound betrayed,

As loosened earth met shovel's blade—

A scratchy word,

A name unheard,

As she below was disinterred—

A coffin lid,

Aside it slid,

As eager paws sought what it hid—

A precious stone,

A panther prone,

And then the gale began to groan—

Amid the crypt,

A tramp was tripped,

And then by claws was firmly gripped—

A loon insane,

A robber's bane,

And then came down the heavy rain—

A sudden flood,

A slide of mud,

And drowning cry that curdled blood—

A loon in flight,

A lack of fright,

As he knew well his moonlit rite—

A gig'ling loon,

A gibbous moon,

And then a tramp to shepherd soon.

Source: https://sofurry.com/s/Rm078pZe
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