Had I a Fairy Godmother and if she came to me <br />And said I'll grant to you two favours what might those favours be? <br />I'd ask that I'd feel happy and live my life carefree <br />And my second wish a small cottage that overlook the sea. <br /> <br />A cottage just back from the cliffs away from man made noise <br />And the only sounds the big surf waves where the black backed sea gull cries <br />And the flute like song of the gray shrike thrush ring beautiful and clear <br />The pleasant sounds of Nature are the sounds I love to hear. <br /> <br />The dirty factory chimney billowing black smoke to the sky <br />And ugly man made sky scrapers not a sight to enjoy <br />And the noisy cars and trucks and buses puffing pollution as they go <br />I love the quieter World where the freshening sea winds blow. <br /> <br />In that small cottage by the cliff I'd live my life at ease <br />Far away from where pollution is blowing in the breeze <br />A quiet life would suit me I do not seek acclaim <br />Just to live far from where my own kind compete for wealth and fame. <br /> <br />Had I a Fairy Godmother and to me she did say <br />I will grant to you two wishes for which you need not pay <br />I would ask of her to be happy and to live my life carefree <br />And my second wish a cottage by the cliff above the sea.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/had-i-a-fairy-godmother/
