In The Orchard (The Adventures Of Seumas Beg)

There was a giant by the Orchard Wall             Peeping about on this side and on that,         And feeling in the trees: he was as tall             As the big apple tree, and twice as fat:         His beard was long, and bristly-black, and there         Were leaves and bits of grass stuck in his hair.         He held a great big club in his right hand,             And with the other felt in every tree         For something that he wanted.    You could stand             Beside him and not reach up to his knee         So mighty big he was, I feared he would         Turn round, and trample down to where I stood.         I tried to get away, but, as I slid             Under a bush, he saw me, and he bent         Far down and said, "Where is the Princess hid?"             I pointed to a place, and off he went,         But while he searched I turned and simply flew         Round by the lilac bushes back to you.