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©2008 Justin Gerard
“Lo, beyond the River Blapp
The Carriage comes, the Carriage Black
By shadowed steed with shadowed tack
And shadowed driver driving
Child, pray the Maker let you sleep
When comes the Carriage down your street
Lest all your dreams be dreams of teeth
And Carriages arriving
To wrest you from your berth and bower
In deepest night and darkest hour
Across the sea to frozen tower
Where Gnag the Nameless pounds you
At Castle Throg across the span,
A world away from kith and clan
You’ll weep at how your woes began
The night the shadows bound you
Away, beyond the River Blapp,
The Carriage came, the Carriage Black
By shadowed steed with shadowed tack
The night the Carriage found you.”
8 Comments
Who is the kid in the corner?
The poem is scary but sad which always makes a wonderful poem.
My friend, my sister, and I are going to memorize this poem. Just for fun.
wow scary
I love this series.My 3rd grade teacher read the first two books to me then i put the monster in the hollows on my kindle and finished it yesterday.Please hurry and make the next book i just cant get enough of them.
amazing series. love it.
I acually memorized the poem for a drama audition. Yeah I know. It’s pretty sad.
My kids are memorizing this poem as part of our homeschool. We love it!