The rude, stark-naked monstrous bear: For Keely-Rose, Logan and Ayden; for Skylar- Rae; for Aj and Bobby; for Dylan; for Georgie and Marley. With lots of love xx

    You'll love it down the woods, my dear,

Teddy-bears' picnic? Ha!

Ghoulish goggled eyes do stare

From under hoods and thorn-spiked hair.

Lop-end lizards sneak and steal

Those goggled eyes, a scrummy meal,

And spit at Criss-Cross Unicorn,

Stolen treasure on her horn!

But do be warned and keep your head,

Or you'll be skidding to your bed -

DON'T LOOK BEHIND! You must beware

The rude stark-naked monstrous bear!

    You'll love it down the woods, my dear,

Teddy bears' picnic? Ha!

You might see spiteful Land-Shark's lair,

Giant slugs with slimed-up hair,

Elethumps and fat-winged worms,

Snakes that hop, and frogs with curls -

Flowers that fart, on pogo sticks,

Bats that play mean slapping tricks!

But do be warned, and keep your head,

Or you'll be skidding to your bed -

DON'T LOOK BEHIND! You must beware

The rude, stark-naked monstrous bear.

 

     You'll love it down the woods, my dear,

Teddy-bears' picnic? No!

Tig-afferties and flies that roar,

Crows on stilts, beribboned boar;

Trees that leap, while wind can speak,

Throw grown-ups into jumbled heaps -

A place where only children see

Fellungous creatures, wild and free!

 

But do be warned, and keep your head,

Or you'll be skidding to your bed -

DON'T LOOK BEHIND! You must beware

The rude, stark-naked monstrous bear!

 Don't be curious like me,

 Be content with what you see -

    For if you turn, you're sure to find -

    DON'T LOOK...

    A monstrous....BEAR BEHIND! 

by Irena Szirtes