The Goblins & The Kobald's

Goblins are mischievous this is a trait they all share though some are down right evil and malicious, as well. They may materialize in our real world or the faerie world, often troubling both our horizons, mucking about with faerie and human alike as they see fit. They alternate between the planes of the physical and the spiritual. Sometimes they are described as spirits come of faerie land to menace ours and sometimes they are described as real beings of flesh and blood intent on no good to lesser or greater extents in either world depending on the goblin involved. Folktales are full of their mischief though they seemed to have not made their presence felt till the fourteenth century when they were named for the gibhilbereans. 
[A group of supporters of the roman emperor who was in disagreement with the pope in an earler time.]

It is wise to remember "to know a goblin is to know a mischief or a menace of one sort or another." 
 The more benign of the species are called hobgoblins and they while mischievous are not vicious or malicious. They relish practical jokes and milder kinds of torment like hiding things and tripping us or the like. Robin Goodfellow, and Puck from Shakespeare's "A Mid Summer Nights Dream" are examples of the hobgoblin.
However, some goblins may be maliciousness and of foul temperament. In short, some are just a nuisance and a bit of a bother while others are evil and ill intentioned and our natural enemy. The Orcs or Goblin Orcs are of this order. They are foul, mean spirited and of a cruel mind and an even crueler body. 

The word Goblin, derives its origins from the Greek word "kobolas" which was adapted by the German people as "kobolds," their word for this entity. However, their goblins or kobolds, are red haired little, old, men with wizened faces and long beards. They are faithful, hardworking servants who enjoy doing household chores and are most useful indoors or out. They happily perform many tasks everything from milking cows to weeding gardens. All they want is some table scraps for their efforts but do not fail them in this regard. They will rail against you. You will find yourself breaking dishes, burning both fingers and food and suffering many other minor catastrophes until you make amends.
 
Other terms for Goblins include, hobgoblin, orc, boogey man, boggart, hobbart and boggle.

 Goblins, Kobolds and The Orcs
 
They live in dark or semi dark 
under mossy mounds or beneath the rocks.
 In crevices of stones, wood and blocks
march the Goblins, Kobolds and the Orcs 

In shadows smirking you see their stare.
Sometimes they're here
Sometimes their there.
 Goblins all kinds everywhere.
Look and listen, see and hear.
Kobolds sweep your chimneys clear.
Hobgoblins blow soot in your hair.
But Orcs will burn the whole house down
before you huff and puff 
or turn around.

Rude, impolite and uninformed 
 Hobgoblins some but, others harm.
They scare and taunt, jab and trick
tripping, flipping wounds inflict.

Sneaking, seeking, seldom sleeping,
oblins, obbarts, goblin speaking.
 Mumble, grumble, moan, groan and grunt
snorting and squealing, hunting lunch.

Never idle always in a fuss
those goblins fumin, feudin, always after us   
 with a laugh that curdles milk or blood
they sour fruits with ugh and udd.
They plot their schemes of dank dismay
and this is what the Goblins say:
"Boogarts, Boggles, Boogey Men
watchin, waitin, listenin
Boo Hoo, for you! What's ya' gonna do?
It's Trick or Treat
and its up to YOU???

October 9, 2000
By LaMythica

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