Beneath the forest Through great sylvan years Green needles of pine And wide outstretched leaves A wind ever whispering Though on occasion to wail Whipping through the boughs Of these far distiant slopes Even at harshest The world here is mild Unknown to war, famine or want The creatures are gentle The winters the same The only men are wanderers Passing through the mists Though curious I never dare to trail them For to me they seem as spirits Passing through these forests For as of yet I have never seen A single one of them return