The poem itself is prefaced with an excerpt from Shakespeare's "Tempest", act 2, scene 2: "I prithee, let me bring thee where crabs grow; and i with my long nails will dig thee pignuts..." The poem uses non-traditional titles and place names to draw the reader into its literary world.

She also sprinkles her text with Scottish words and phrases such as "trow" and "stumba" ("dense mist or fog"[1]).

It features several narrative poems that alternate between the first- and third person perspective as well as free-form verses and in a stream of consciousness style.

"[2] Animals are the main focus of much of the material and she spends a great deal of time detailing them extensively and examining their behavior without resorting to simple anthropomorphization.

[3] Some poems are somber, reflective pieces and others are light hearted celebrations of the flora and fauna of her environment.