Song to the Old Forest
The trees of old have lost their ways
Now seldom do they speak
No more they trust the wanderers
That travel at their feet
The dryads gone and faeries blown
Into the woodlands deep
From the days ago and forests of old
The sunlight stretches still across
The blue and cloud filled sky
The water runs in shining streams
Passing merrily on by
With shining leaves of green and gold
Against the azure sky
Back in the days ago and forests of old
What happened to the majesty
And grace of forests old?
The dignity they all once had
'Twas beauty to behold
The twisted roots and gnarled limbs
Now make one's blood run cold
Where are the days ago and forests of old?
Now one day in the future near
The dryads may come back,
The nymphs and faeries once again
May sing and dance and laugh
But for now the magic's gone
The sunlight has turned black
Mourn for the days ago and forests of old.