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| Photo Credit: Lucien Knuteson |
"Antigonish" by Hughes Mearnes, 1899
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn' there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, I wish he'd go away...
When I came home last night at three
The man was waiting there for me
But when I looked around the hall
I couldn't see him there at all!
Go away, go away, don't you come back any more!
Go away, go away, and please don't slam the door
Last night upon the stair
A little man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
Oh, how I wish he'd go away.
Normally, I'm not partial to poetry, but I've always been a fan of these three stanzas because of how amazingly creepy and creative they are... especially for the late 1800's.
