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bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

0 posted 2002-10-30 04:09 PM

"I imploy no body.
I am falsely accused."

Boston gaol,
Sarah died.

Bridget hanged.

Sarah hanged.
Elizabeth hanged.
Susannah hanged.
Sarah hanged.
Rebecca hanged.

Gallows Hill.

George hanged.
Martha hanged.
George hanged.
John hanged.
John hanged.

Two days pressed,
Giles died.

Martha hanged.
Mary hanged.
Alice hanged.
Mary hanged.

Pretty trees.

Ann hanged.
Wilmott hanged.
Margaret hanged.
Samuel hanged.

In their cells,
Roger died,
Lyndia died,
Ann died.

"I know nothing of it."

The Lonely Stranger
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since 1999-06-18

Posts 361
Upstate, NY, USA

1 posted 2002-10-30 04:17 PM

I would be in debt to the author if he explained this piece to me ...sometimes my ability to understand works is not as sophisticated as it should be.

... and they sent him home happy ... one hundred percent.

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

2 posted 2002-10-30 04:20 PM

...Oh, how I miss them all!

P.S. Thanks for the chilling history lesson.

P.S.S. Methinks you know more than you're letting on.

EA

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

3 posted 2002-10-30 04:43 PM

Lonely Stranger,
It's about the Salem Witch Trials.

Linda,
Thank you. That response touched me.

Mikey

Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

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Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

4 posted 2002-10-30 08:44 PM

You had me hanging on every word, Mikey...

regards2you
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since 2002-10-01

Posts 3940
California

5 posted 2002-10-30 09:00 PM

I'd have to guess the title: "Salem Village", says it all.

Enjoyed reading this, and wondering.

Warm Regards,
Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
"Desiderata"

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

6 posted 2002-10-30 09:02 PM

WOW!! Excellent write Mikey!
~Hugs~

~ Time has cast a spell on you
So you won't ever forget me ~

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

7 posted 2002-10-31 11:54 AM

Thanks, all.

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

8 posted 2002-11-01 06:59 AM

No body.

Ah, what would they of then think of us here now, when we beseech our muses....Speak!

LngJhnAg
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since 1999-07-23

Posts 3508
Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion

9 posted 2002-11-01 07:33 AM

That was quite a list of hangings. I didn't know so many were hanged. Thanks for the history lesson.

Nan

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

10 posted 2002-11-01 08:33 AM

Many were hanged - One even crushed to death between two stones, as he refused to confess to being a witch.

This was a sad time in history - and similar hysteria continues to arise in our contemporary world in one venue or another... Well said, Mike...

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

11 posted 2002-11-01 11:58 AM

Thanks all. I saw an article on the trials recently. It's something I haven't thought about for years, but still elicits a response of anger and sadness from me. Because yes, things like this still go on, on much larger and smaller scales, all over the world.

Thanks for readin'...

brian madden
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since 2000-05-06

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ireland

12 posted 2002-11-01 08:40 PM

Mikey, a powerful view at how paranoia often leads to the death of innocents.

The ladders of life that we scale merrily Move mysteriously around So that when you think you're climbing up, man In fact you're climbing down-Nick ca

NewEnglandlazurlu
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-01-04

Posts 7470
A Mountain Paradise

13 posted 2002-11-01 10:22 PM

I plan to visit there tomorrow and will investigate and give a full report.

And don't play innocent with me!!

Marti

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

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Gaia

14 posted 2002-11-01 11:00 PM

I watched a special last night, about the Salem witch trials and the connection with ergot, a grain fungus that causes hallucinations. (think LSD)
All those people, probably hallucinating and 'bewitched' from eating contaminated rye flour. Because no one could identify the real roots of the 'madness' it was labeled as being caused by witchcraft.
Similar incidents happened in Europe, and as recently as the early 50's in France. The recent research is amazing. Striking similarities exist in cases around the world, where people ate breads made from rye and barley that had grown under similar conditions.
Oddly enough, a modern use for the alkaloid ergotamine is in the treatment of migraines, though under close medical supervision, as it has toxic, hallucinatory qualities. Unfortunately, this information is too late for all those poor souls who were hanged or sometimes burnt at the stake.

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (11-01-2002 11:16 PM).]

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

15 posted 2002-11-02 12:59 PM

What a terrible, shameful time in our nation's history, Mr.Squirrel...
I'm sure glad that they don't hang witches anymore today...
otherwise, you would not be seeing me here!!!
Thanks for sharing the poem and the history lesson with us.

~ hugs from the chipwitch

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

garysgirl

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since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

16 posted 2002-11-02 01:42 AM

For some reason, I've always been fascinated in this subject. I, too, think many innocent people were killed during this time.
Thanks for sharing this with us.

Love To All,
Ethel

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

17 posted 2002-11-08 02:38 PM

Glad you all enjoyed, and Lyra, sorry I've been so busy of late. It's tough.

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