In the Woods at Samhain

Camping in the wild
I was but a child
and the woods around
gave many a sound
that tantalized
I fantasized ...

Rhinotoads in the muck
Elklions, doe and buck
elder Bramburts under logs
stalked by fearsome Spiderdogs
and all the monsters in the dark
would flee from the Grizzlyshark.

Alone in my tent
so many nights spent
hearing these critters
how they gave me jitters
but it’s been so very long
it seems they have all gone.