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The Black Carriage

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©2008 Justin Gerard
©2008 Justin Gerard

“Lo, beyond the River Blapp
The Carriage comes, the Carriage Black
By shadowed steed with shadowed tack
And shadowed driver driving

Child, pray the Maker let you sleep
When comes the Carriage down your street
Lest all your dreams be dreams of teeth
And Carriages arriving

To wrest you from your berth and bower
In deepest night and darkest hour
Across the sea to frozen tower
Where Gnag the Nameless pounds you


At Castle Throg across the span,
A world away from kith and clan
You’ll weep at how your woes began
The night the shadows bound you

Away, beyond the River Blapp,
The Carriage came, the Carriage Black
By shadowed steed with shadowed tack
The night the Carriage found you.”

Comments

  1. Nyan Peper says

    May 5, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    This one is like, the best poem, but it gives me the creeps

    Reply
  2. Tink says

    March 30, 2020 at 10:30 am

    Wow, love the poem. It gives me shivers.

    Reply
    • CrystalStreamz says

      March 30, 2020 at 3:10 pm

      Same I love it.

  3. Leeli Wingfeather says

    March 5, 2020 at 10:11 am

    The poem gives me the shivers. I never want to see that carriage again!

    Reply
  4. leeli says

    December 5, 2016 at 10:09 am

    i just read this to my sister i think ill rehures it for a talent show i love love loveeeeeeeee it memorization here i come:)

    Reply
    • Ralex the Molasses says

      October 24, 2017 at 10:51 am

      Say what?

  5. leeli says

    December 5, 2016 at 10:07 am

    leeli was never taken and never evan saw it for a long time saraha was taken its sahraha cobler it is no i can not spell her name:)

    Reply
  6. jake says

    November 4, 2016 at 3:52 pm

    I was scared as I was reading this in the book.

    Reply
    • Silver Shadows says

      November 4, 2016 at 4:20 pm

      It’s even scarier when you are listening to it as an audiobook read by a rich UK accented man.

      *shivers*

  7. annie blankenship says

    October 2, 2013 at 11:00 am

    The girl is Sarah Cobbler

    Reply
    • LoneFendril says

      May 25, 2015 at 10:56 pm

      No, It’s Leeli.

    • Freva says

      December 7, 2015 at 8:40 am

      Yup its leeli

    • Maraly says

      December 7, 2015 at 11:37 am

      its Leeli

    • Janner Wingfeather says

      August 27, 2017 at 6:24 pm

      Definitely Sarah.(read wingfeather tales)

    • Jazzyfresh says

      March 17, 2020 at 3:19 pm

      It’s Sara cobler.

    • Lily says

      June 28, 2020 at 2:17 pm

      The girl is Leeli. In Wingfeather Tales, Sara is dragged out of bed. Leeli walks out to meet the Carriage in On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness.

  8. Tabitha Mudd says

    October 1, 2013 at 12:43 pm

    This poem is so fabulous. I assumed Mr Peterson, being the master songwriter himself, would have already written a song for it but I’ve yet to hear one. Is there a diddy for the Black Carriage ‘nursery rhyme’?

    Reply
  9. Batman-man says

    September 26, 2013 at 8:33 am

    FINISH THE WARDEN AND THE WOLF KING NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO TYPE NOW! RIGHT NOW I MUST HAVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
    Batman is awesome 🙂

    Reply
    • Batman says

      October 24, 2017 at 10:57 am

      Good, because I’m Batman!

  10. Eagle Eye says

    September 3, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    I think it’s Leeli

    Reply
    • fred says

      December 13, 2018 at 2:03 pm

      its not

  11. Faith says

    February 7, 2013 at 4:13 pm

    Who is the kid in the corner?

    Reply
    • Janner Wingfeather says

      August 27, 2017 at 6:26 pm

      Sarah Cobbler

    • Ralex the Molasses says

      October 24, 2017 at 10:56 am

      It’s Stan Lee in disguise.

  12. Annie Blankenship says

    July 30, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    The poem is scary but sad which always makes a wonderful poem.

    Reply
  13. Grace says

    July 13, 2012 at 6:53 am

    My friend, my sister, and I are going to memorize this poem. Just for fun.

    Reply
  14. Ashley says

    May 9, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    wow scary

    Reply
  15. sam says

    April 15, 2012 at 7:59 am

    I love this series.My 3rd grade teacher read the first two books to me then i put the monster in the hollows on my kindle and finished it yesterday.Please hurry and make the next book i just cant get enough of them.

    Reply
  16. Silvia says

    March 8, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    amazing series. love it.

    Reply
  17. Elisabeth partin says

    January 22, 2012 at 9:33 pm

    I acually memorized the poem for a drama audition. Yeah I know. It’s pretty sad.

    Reply
  18. Anna says

    December 2, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    My kids are memorizing this poem as part of our homeschool. We love it!

    Reply
    • Brooks Mitchell says

      August 16, 2020 at 6:16 pm

      We homeschool to.

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