The shed
There's a shed at the bottom of our garden With a spider's web hanging across the door, The hinges are rusty and creak in the wind. When I'm in bed I lie and I listen, I'll open that door one day.
There's a dusty old window around at the side With three cracked panes of glass, I often think there's someone staring at me Each time that I pass, I'll peep through that window one day.
My brother says there's a ghost in the shed Who hides under the rotten floorboards, And if I ever dare to set foot inside He'll jump out and chop off my head, But I'll take a peek one day.
I know that there isn't really a ghost, My brother tells lies to keep the shed for his den; There isn't anyone staring or making strange noises And the spider has been gone from his web since I don't know when, I'll go into that shed one day soon, But not just yet...
About this poem
A boy's elder brother tells him that there is a ghost inside an ancient shed because he is keeping it personally for himself. But he desperately wants to visit the shed.
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Submitted by dineshsiddhanth on February 21, 2022
Modified on April 11, 2023
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Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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