Once upon a time There was a briar forest Surrounding a princess That could only be cut By true love's kiss Countless warriors tried To find a way inside But their efforts were diminished By a forest that refused to vanish Every time they cut a tree Two grew too quickly They'd bleed for their efforts And leave finally vanquished Till he with a flying carpet Flew over the trees And crossed them Leaving songbirds in his wake He met the princess in the centre And told her words so tender He made her heart ache Till he reached out and kissed her And the forest, once so sinister Disappeared as if it had never existed And a shining kingdom rose in its place Filled with nature and riches, coexisting Many people came to this land of promise And they were never turned away But grew in numbers and grew in happiness Ruled over by the smart ass and his princess *no copyright infringement intended*