The lambs plant their memories
Of hopping over the fence
For those who cannot sleep
On nights loud and tense
But not every planter of dreams
Is wooly lamb or sheep
Many are Forest deer here
Who themselves cannot sleep
Nidhem walked carefully
Past restless stags and does
And with a whisper in their ear
They slumber through their woes
They never hear him coming
On three hooves he walks
And his voice is much like the gods'
Strong and powerful words he talks
The stag does his job well
As he makes sure none stay awake
The Twin Gods know the importance of sleep
So insomnia is never at stake
Though Nidhem knew his sacrifice
There was a price for this flight
For as others fell asleep around him
He would not sleep this night
The stag found the last restless deer
And nipped his ear with the words
"One sheep over the fence"
It was all that needed to be heard
The Forest slumbered thanks to him
Every deer but him slept now
So Nidhem sighed and went to the Pond
And sat quietly in the shallow
He closed his eyes and tried to sleep
But his mind was full of clutter
He couldn't keep his thoughts still
Almost like a hummingbird's flutter
But he had one last thought
And it broke the spell
He thought of a deer hopping a fence
And fell asleep quite well
So the moral of this tale
Is that no sacrifice is ignored
For every gift given away
Even greater is the reward
