MONEY TREE

many years my mum would say to me
i thought she had a money tree
when taking a group on a trip to ingleton lake
i now know that her words were true not fake

i walked along the trail as the river twiss was flowing
on the banks of the water a money tree was growing
not far on another i saw lying beside the rivers edge
is this a miracle of nature from the tree lined hedge

further on i came upon a nest of three gnomes
was this where they lived and made all their homes
the roofs were not covered in tiles or slate but coin
is it the little people from dear Ireland who came from the doyen

what a lovely place it is that has some water falls
plenty of space for walking and some nice stone walls
but to see those money trees made my heart jump a beat
with a laugh to my self I'm glad i took to my feet