She wakes to chiffon skies of pink,
Arranges her attire of gold,
Then lets her lacy wings unfold
While morning shadows gently sink.
The circlet on her head is worn
Amid the shiny waves and curls;
It signifies to fairy girls,
Her status is of one well-born.
Her tall armoire is filled with gowns,
Their bodices have pearls and gems,
With tinkling baubles at all hems
That ring throughout the kingdom’s towns.
Her smile is radiant and dear,
Of joyous glimmer, blended calm,
A magic touch of soothing balm;
It lifts each heart that presses near.
From northern skies her love is due,
And flying in upon a cloud
Of fairy dust, his head held proud,
He sweeps across the land anew.
He swiftly clears the window’s ledge
With customary dignity,
Whereby her little handmaids flee,
As he recounts the Fairy pledge:
To light the moon and twinkling stars,
And keep her Kingdom free from harm
By spreading mounds of fairy charm
O’er dale and mountain, near or far.
Then, joyfully, both hand in hand,
And wing to wing, they turn the sky
Into a magic hue and fly
Back to her home in Fairyland.
The Merman's Gift
She pressed a colored shell
Against her ear And heard
It whispering: Elizabeth.
Then, before her eyes,
The sky turned liquid green,
And swaying trees withdrew
In blurry forms;
Corals and sand dollars
Became scentless flowers.
Seaweed ribbons drifted
Cloud-like in the breezy
Currents that swirled about
Her lacy pinafore—
By which a merman pulled
Her into the deep.
Against her ear And heard
It whispering: Elizabeth.
Then, before her eyes,
The sky turned liquid green,
And swaying trees withdrew
In blurry forms;
Corals and sand dollars
Became scentless flowers.
Seaweed ribbons drifted
Cloud-like in the breezy
Currents that swirled about
Her lacy pinafore—
By which a merman pulled
Her into the deep.
The Naughty Step
The afternoon was wearing on
and Josh began to brood;
his parents learned not to engage
when he was in that mood.
He threw a truck and kicked some blocks.
When no one said a word,
dejected, then he turned around,
as mother overheard
his muttering and scolding, while
he pointed to the stair--
then promptly plopped himself right down,
concluding, with a glare.
So, when his self-appointed time
had quickly come to close;
he spoke some other garbled sounds,
and from the step arose.
and Josh began to brood;
his parents learned not to engage
when he was in that mood.
He threw a truck and kicked some blocks.
When no one said a word,
dejected, then he turned around,
as mother overheard
his muttering and scolding, while
he pointed to the stair--
then promptly plopped himself right down,
concluding, with a glare.
So, when his self-appointed time
had quickly come to close;
he spoke some other garbled sounds,
and from the step arose.
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Abbie, Across the Sea
Across the sea! Across the sea!
An English garden grows,
With violets and daffodils,
'round little Abbie-rose.
In coldest winter we arrive,
The bleakest time of year.
Each tiny bud is fast asleep,
But not our Abbie dear.
She's bright and happy, and her face
Is blooming, full of smiles.
She grows up sweeter every year--
She’s worth the countless miles.
Across the sea! Across the sea!
December clouds above;
We're off to greet our Abbie-rose,
That little girl we love.
An English garden grows,
With violets and daffodils,
'round little Abbie-rose.
In coldest winter we arrive,
The bleakest time of year.
Each tiny bud is fast asleep,
But not our Abbie dear.
She's bright and happy, and her face
Is blooming, full of smiles.
She grows up sweeter every year--
She’s worth the countless miles.
Across the sea! Across the sea!
December clouds above;
We're off to greet our Abbie-rose,
That little girl we love.
Mother's Prayer
You rocked me when I was a babe
And kept me from all harm;
Now, may our Father cradle you
In His protective arm.
How often you have held my hand
And taught me what was right--
May Father take you on His path,
Toward eternal light.
And mother, as your soothing voice
Would help my heart to mend--
May Father comfort you each day
And bless you to all end.
And kept me from all harm;
Now, may our Father cradle you
In His protective arm.
How often you have held my hand
And taught me what was right--
May Father take you on His path,
Toward eternal light.
And mother, as your soothing voice
Would help my heart to mend--
May Father comfort you each day
And bless you to all end.
