The frigid creek water rushes alee -
It parts for stones without a care or wont
It seemed like the face of the river gaunt
Stared morosely as she chose gravely
"Oh Susannah" sung breathing heavily
The icy slush throws piercing jeers and taunts
Seems indifferent yet boasts and vaunts
Shows vanity greater than you or me
Moss and tadpoles line the somber grey stones
The bottom of the river stays hidden
This way it truly will stay forbidden
Beasts in the dark cry with blood-chilling moans
A desolate abyss harboring bones
The cursed who go to rest amongst brethren
Biding time to fight in Armageddon
Rotting mutely in waters overgrown
Above the dreary, horrible water
Fireflies lead golden-blue dragonflies
The cicadas' and crickets' waltz complies
The dance counters the soon-to-be slaughter
Of the sister-mother's stand-in daughter
Soft, glowing moonlight unveils all lies
Showed the filigree lies and her demise;
Stand at the tenebrous beck and totter