Devil's Glen

Near the little town of Brynn is a place that people fear
Dead Man’s Hollow is a place that no one will go near
Brynn is a quiet little place where friendly people dwell
One would never guess it sits upon the edge of Hell

Just outside of town there is a lonely country lane
Winding down through darkened woods where nature’s gone insane
Trees there grow unnaturally, distorting people’s view
Their gnarled branches seem to try and take a hold of you

Through the hollow is a place that’s known as Devil’s Glen
Where it's said you won’t return if you should venture in
There is an old abandoned farm that sits back in those trees
But no one has lived in the house for many centuries

The legend says the farmer, while working with his slaves
Unknowingly had plowed up several very ancient graves
That evening as the farmer rested out upon his porch
He thought he saw the flickering of a brightly glowing torch

As he watched, the light began to move across the ground
Accompanied by a very low and strange unearthly sound
The glow approached the bunk house and his slaves began to yell
Screams and wails like tortured souls within the pits of Hell

The farmer grabbed his rifle and then quickly ran outside
To find the light was gone and all the horrid sounds had died
He rushed out to the bunk house and he opened up the door
But there were only ashes lying there upon the floor

Then as the farmer started back along the darkened trail
He thought that he could faintly hear that strange unearthly wail
Back upon his porch he gripped his gun and waited there
The smell of burning brimstone seemed to fill the nighttime air

No one really knows for sure what happened there that night
They found the farmer on his porch, his hair had all turned white
He could only babble bits and pieces of the tale
Upon his death the little farm was then put up for sale

But nothing could be grown there and the crops would all soon die
Animals all shunned the glen and no one knew just why
Those who tried to live there very quickly moved away
Before too long the old farm house had fallen to decay

But every now and then a visitor will come to Brynn
To ask about the hollow and the place called Devil’s Glen
The folks there try to warn them not to venture there at night
Those of them who’ve tried it have received an awful fright

The Devil’s Glen in darkness is a place no one should be
But if you’d like to visit then just take a tip from me
Don’t go at night if you should ever get the urge to follow
The winding trail to Devil’s Glen that goes through Dead Man’s Hollow


Happy Halloween!!