- for Shawn and Christie -
Peering out from its loft in the clouds, Velvet’s Lair.
It topples on down from this very stair!
It’s reputedly lined with uncertain wealth –
just like the onion at the center of yourself.
From way up here in the clouds, Velvet’s Lair.
And a mile further down the hill lies Witnail’s Row.
The people are quite particular who they know.
They don’t admit any with failing health,
so we’ll have to tiptoe in with unusual stealth.
A ten minute’s walk down the hill, then Witnail’s Row.
Down in the valley, there’s Skymother’s Vale,
to which Velvet and Witnail are blown with their pail,
like Jack and Jill pursued by a sinister elf.
The entrance reads, “Your money or your pelf!”
In the valley’s bulging pocket, Skymother’s Vale.
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