BELIEVE IN FAIRIES
Do you believe in fairies? I bet you will after you read this magical poem by Mick, His Poetry. ❤
BELIEVE IN FAIRIES
spent many a day in woods, reciting,
listening to nature, meditating.
passers by stop, some stop to listen,
some to ask why, without hesitation,
my reply, for the fairies,
and they laugh till they cry.
i join in their laughter, for I am happy,
to hear people laughing
in a world filled with fear.
before they walk on, I beg,
stop a while longer, listen,
look, now tell me, you agree,
not in fairies, but in nature,
its sounds, and what you see.
i bid them good day,
but before they did go,
they looked where they trod,
and spotted that tiny pink rose.
when they looked up I was gone,
for I was that fairy all along.
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© Mick E Talbot 2017/66
Inspired by a comment Willowdot21 made, I thank her most sincerely.
Dedicated to Willowdot21 and Colleen Chesebro
I like the three pound blog that landed on your doorstep. My learning has far to go yet.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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Hello, David. We’ve got the best around here. Huge hugs back at you! ❤
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AHHHH! I LOVE IT! I must go tell Mick.
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Isn’t that the best? I love his poetry. Mick writes magical fairy poetry! ❤
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Three cheers for magical fairy poetry! 🙂
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Yes! We need more like that today. ❤️
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The magic of fairyland is a matter of faith just like the magical Santa…do we ever he doesn’t come with all the goodies? So are fairies…very much a part of our creative aspect! Loved the twist in the end and the pink fairy. 🙂 Thanks for sharing this fantastic poem Colleen.
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Fairies come to me much the same way some people have visitations from their guardian angels. Who’s to say they don’t exist? I think they slip across the cosmos into our dimension to help us. The fact that have human like traits make them all the more fascinating. Mick has fun with his poetry, like you, Balroop. I love it! ❤
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The first poem I remember my father reciting to me when I was a child was William Allingham’s The Fairies,
‘Up the airy mountain,
down the rushy glen,
we daren’t go a-hunting,
for fear of little men.
Wee folk, good folk,
troopin’ all together,
Green jacket, red cap
and white owl’s feather.
It told me everything I needed to know about fairies and then I told my children and they’ve told theirs. And thank you, Colleen
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Dermott! How wonderful to see you here. Have you healed up from your surgery? Now the poem above is pure magic. Those nursery rhyme poems are some of the best. I have used them for inspiration many times. Thanks for sharing your lovely story. ❤
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That’s only two verses of it. It was published in 1850 in Allingham’s first book of poetry. He was Irish, of course.
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Brilliant! I will have to look this one up. 😀
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Here’s a link, http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Poetry/TheFairies.html
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Ohhh, thank you, Dermott. ❤
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It’s a dark poem but it ties in with the stories we were told as kids by my grandmother in her thatched roof cottage in County Clare. People did things like pay tribute to the fairies. They were embarrassed about them and people called these practices, piseogs (pish-oag). http://www.independent.ie/business/farming/land-blessing-tradition-survives-as-farmers-seek-to-ward-off-piseogs-26729121.html
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Surgery was successful, thank you. There was another six months of recovery.
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Wow! I hope you are writing and carrying on with good friends.
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Having spent almost six months in a sedentary position, three of those confined to one room in my apartment, it has taken me a while to begin circulating again. It has also taken me a while to start writing again but I have been doing a lot of research with two Irish history projects and my science fiction novel in the stew. It’s been hard work but I’ve learned patience because you can’t rush with only one useful leg.
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How true is that? Glad to hear you are writing and on the mend. ❤
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Awesome!
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I loved it! ❤
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Wonderful poem! thanks for sharing, Colleen!
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Isn’t this grand? I enjoy the spontaneity that springs from Mick’s heart filled with poetry. It is a treat every time. Thanks, Terri. Hope you wrist is feeling better. ❤
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We just followed each other 🙂 I actually woke up the other morning from a fairy dream. I wrote some thoughts down about it, and if I can get into a solid little story, perhaps I can share it on your blog!
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YES!!! For my author spotlight! Here’s the link so you know what to do: https://colleenchesebro.com/author-spotlight-guest-posts/. Mick is a lovely poet. He interjects nature in most of his prose. I love that.
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I actually got a good idea for my fairy story from reading his post. Weird how these things work out 🙂
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I told you fairy inspiration is magical. That’s what they do. 😀 ❤
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Wonderful poetry. I think Mick is one of the best. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for enjoying his work, Viva. He is indeed inspiring. Hugs to you my friend. ❤
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This is a wonderful poem Colleen. Mick is such a talented poet, I love his work 🙂
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Me too. What really makes me happy is the inspiration we all get from each other. Now, that is pure magic! ❤
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Yes, it really is, like spreading fairy dust around 🙂
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This is so CUTE! Please do believe in them or else Tinker Bell will lose all her powers. LOL 🙂
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LOL! I think the belief in fairies has much to do with a person’s outlook on life. If they are open to new experiences they tend to believe in things that are forward thinking. That’s a win-win! ❤
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