Last night I wandered by the sea,
When moon was high and bright,
I spied Nightmare on the shore
And saw her taking flight.
On wings of dragon, black and wide,
She crossed the midnight sky,
Stars trembled and moon grew bleak
As she was passing by.
The deadly sharpness of her hooves
The ivory in her maw
The red-hot glow of her eyes,
I for a moment saw.
I watched in awe her eerie shape -
One both of grace and might,
This lethal splendor crossed the sky
And melted in the night...
I spied Nightmare on the shore,
When I walked by the sea,
Now I'm afraid to fall asleep -
She might come after me.