'Twas a night of full moon splendor <br />I lay restless in my bed, <br />A haunting, magic melody <br />Danced rainbows in my head; <br /> <br />Sleep was not an option, <br />My mind now full awake - <br />I grabbed my coat and lantern <br />Thought a midnight walk I'd take; <br /> <br />I wandered toward the wooded path, <br />The night was full of sound, <br />The moon cast eerie shadows <br />On the dampened leaf strewn ground; <br /> <br />Now entering the forest dark <br />I thought I saw a light <br />Away off in the distance <br />In the misty woodland night; <br /> <br />My ears detected laughter <br />And music crystal clear - <br />A most enchanting fairy ring <br />From nowhere did appear; <br /> <br />Tiny dancing fairies spun <br />In circles round and round - <br />Their tiny wings did flutter <br />As they hovered o'er the ground; <br /> <br />Rainbow colored forest sprites <br />Did chase each other after, <br />Then tumble down upon the ground <br />In giggling fits of laughter; <br /> <br />As I moved to better see <br />I stepped upon a branch - <br />Then instantly the fairy sprites <br />Did freeze within their dance; <br /> <br />Then quickly in a blinking eye <br />The ring did twirl and scatter - <br />Leaving golden sparkles in <br />A mist of fairy matter; <br /> <br />Once again the midnight sounds <br />Returned as if on cue, <br />The fairy ring had disappeared <br />To where? I have no clue; <br /> <br />Slowly now I wander back <br />Into my lucid world, <br />I'd stepped into a magic land - <br />My mind had been unfurled; <br /> <br />Yet still I question what I saw, <br />And wonder at its meaning - <br />Had I crossed into another realm, <br />Or was I merely dreaming?<br /><br />Linda Ori<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/forest-sprite-iii/
