James Brunton Stephens

Here you will find the Poem The Turn of the Road of poet James Brunton Stephens

The Turn of the Road

I was playing with my hoop along the road 
Just where the bushes are, when, suddenly, 
There came a shout, -- I ran away and stowed 
Myself beneath a bush, and watched to see 
What made the noise, and then, around the bend, 
I saw a woman running. She was old 
And wrinkle-faced, and had big teeth. -- The end 
Of her red shawl caught on a bush and rolled 
Right off her, and her hair fell down. Her face 
Was awful white, and both her eyes looked sick, 
And she was talking queer. 'O God of Grace!' 
Said she, 'where is the child?' and flew back quick 
The way she came, and screamed, and shook her hands; 
. . . Maybe she was a witch from foreign lands.