The Haunted Hour - An Anthology by Various
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page 211 of 244 (86%)
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And the rain came down, and the rain was blown
Against him with a scream. For days and nights he wandered on, Pushed on by hands unseen, And the days went by like black, black rain, And the nights like rushing rain. 'Twas the soul of Judas Iscariot, Strange and sad and tall, Stood all alone at the dead of night, Before a lighted hall. And all the wold was white with snow, And his foot-marks black and damp, And the ghost of the silver Moon arose, Holding her yellow lamp. And the icicles were on the eaves, And the walls were deep with white, And the shadows of the guests within Passed on the window-light. And the shadows of the wedding guests Did strangely come and go, And the body of Judas Iscariot Lay stretched along the snow. The body of Judas Iscariot Lay stretched along the snow, |
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