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FAERIES

By Sherry Sheaffer

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FAERIESA GLIMMER OF DANCING LIGHT,A FLUTTER ON MY SKIN,A TASTE OF SWEETNESS ON MY TONGUEAND THE ADVENTURE BEGINS.HER HAIR WAS THE SHADE OF WILLOW,HER EYES A SILVER HUE,HER DRESS WAS MADE OF IVY LEAVES,STILL SPARKLING WITH THE DEW.SHE FLASHED BY MY SHOULDERAND LANDED ON MY NOSE.HER FACE WAS ILLUMINATED,LIKE THE STARS IT DID GLOW.'WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL WITH ME?'HER VOICE WAS AS A SONG.'WE WILL FIND OURSELVES A FAERY RING,WE WILL NOT GO FOR LONG.'HOW I WANTED TO GO WITH HER,INTO HER MAGIC LAND,YET I KNEW THE FAERY HOURGLASS,HAS NO MAGIC SAND.TO ENTER THE MUSHROOM CIRCLEWAS TO LEAVE ALL ELSE BEHIND,THOUGH HER GIFT WAS VERY TEMPTING,I CHOSE TO STAY BEHIND.A SMILE WORTH MORE THAN A MILLIONSPREAD ACCROSS HER TINY FACE.WITH WINGS TILTED DOWNWARD, SHE LEFT WITH JUST ONE TRACE.IN MY HAND I HELD A BLUE BELL, SWINGING GRACEFUL ON IT'S STEMAND WHEN I LOOKED BETWEEN THE PETALSFAERIES AND MORE FAERIES, WHY IT WAS FULL OF THEM !!!! Written August 20th, 2001 © on Aug 20 2001 01:33 PM PST   0 • 10

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"FAERIESA GLIMMER OF DANCING LIGHT,A FLUTTER ON MY SKIN,A TASTE OF SWEETNESS ON MY TONGUEAND THE ADVENTURE BEGINS.HER HAIR WAS THE SHADE OF WILLOW,HER EYES A SILVER HUE,HER DRESS WAS MADE OF IVY LEAVES,STILL SPARKLING WITH THE DEW.SHE FLASHED BY MY SHOULDERAND LANDED ON MY NOSE.HER FACE WAS ILLUMINATED,LIKE THE STARS IT DID GLOW.'WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL WITH ME?'HER VOICE WAS AS A SONG.'WE WILL FIND OURSELVES A FAERY RING,WE WILL NOT GO FOR LONG.'HOW I WANTED TO GO WITH HER,INTO HER MAGIC LAND,YET I KNEW THE FAERY HOURGLASS,HAS NO MAGIC SAND.TO ENTER THE MUSHROOM CIRCLEWAS TO LEAVE ALL ELSE BEHIND,THOUGH HER GIFT WAS VERY TEMPTING,I CHOSE TO STAY BEHIND.A SMILE WORTH MORE THAN A MILLIONSPREAD ACCROSS HER TINY FACE.WITH WINGS TILTED DOWNWARD, SHE LEFT WITH JUST ONE TRACE.IN MY HAND I HELD A BLUE BELL, SWINGING GRACEFUL ON IT'S STEMAND WHEN I LOOKED BETWEEN THE PETALSFAERIES AND MORE FAERIES, WHY IT WAS FULL OF THEM !!!!..."

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Author:Sherry Sheaffer

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