A tangled forest gathers moss Bedecked in cobweb candyfloss With thistles nestled all across To snare uncovered skin The fronds of creepers slowly slip And feelers find a tighter grip Your cheeks to lash and ankles trip The air is growing thin
A withered river ever slank It slithers past the riverbank But dither not upon its flank Nor drink a single glass For out of sight, and deep there in Are gnomes and other fairy kin With knobbly nose and hairy chin Who slink up through the grass