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    I remember most of a poem we learnt in grade 6, hoping there is someone out there who can fill in the gaps and give me the name of the poet:

    I saw a witch last night, oh yes I did,
    I saw the great black cloud in which she hid
    Split open as the thunder roared and rolled,
    And then she darted out while fold on fold
    Of inky petticoat streamed out behind,
    ?............ I saw her wind
    Her long thin arms around a coal-black cat
    ?....................**** her pointed hat
    ?........ and disappeared from sight,
    Oh yes, I'm sure I saw a witch last night.

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    I tried searching for the first line: I saw a witch last night, oh yes I did,

    but came up with just the litnet page!

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    The same happened to me.
    "I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
    Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row

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    Well, we just have to hope that the full quote can be traced to the original author.

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    thanks for replying, and yes I had exhausted all internet searches before I tried this forum

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    Well, since the internet is not helpful in your search, would it be possible for you to contact the school where you attended Grade 6, to see if someone there can shed light on your quest?

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