…the moon sent a silver finger through the bedroom curtains to prod you awake and you saw lights outside and it was oh so easy to climb out on to the tree branch and slip down to the grass in the walled garden…

…walls had ears that grew if you stared hard enough at bricks…

…the little green man who lived at the bottom of the oak tree showed you how his staircase spirals up inside to the topmost branch and you could see over the wall to the field and the woods and over the hills and far away…

…you could hear the wolves howling far across the valley but you don’t think they will come this close or Granny might send her firetongs after them…

…you peer through the gate to see the balls of light hovering over the bird bath and you really want to touch…

…the robin showed you the way to find the key to the locked door…

…you walked to the circle of seven standing stones and could feel their heartbeats and wonder who is trapped inside…

…there are shadows everywhere you look…