Practical Magic

Sonnet poem for the 13 Poetic Days of Halloween Contest 2025

Gillian and Sally, good witches they
had well intentions for the spells they cast
but things had a way of going astray
a cauldron of discord was brewing fast

Tragedy does seem to sadly visit
the sisters travel a quite murky path
of magic, and the power it emits
haunting ensues with a strong angry wrath

With the conjuring way that does unfold
justice finally seems to come to light
a complicated tale, when all is told
and the glad ending is not without fight

A constant battle; good versus evil
goes beyond the days of the medieval