At midnight my Grandad used to say to my Mum
hold onto this story don’t be glum
the White Hart deer on top the pub in Andover will come alive
and then take a drink from the River Anton to survive
from the White Hart deer who takes a drink in the River Anton
to the ones we tell to our children about mysterious stories and phantoms
but do not forget that a story is in our lives one and all
and bed time stories never fall
on deaf ears
children love to hear
ones they’ve heard many a time
even delivered in rhyme.
