Starlight Fairies

I heard some laughing

The tinkling of little bells

sounding in my ear

It was insistent

They would not leave me alone

those forest fairies

Chattering away

they had come into my home

in the dead of night

Banging on the pots

hiding behind the curtains

waking me in fright

“Bluebell is that you?”

But all could hear was chuckling

they were teasing me

Stumbling on my feet

I chased them from my bedroom

then I heard thunder

A mighty wind blew

the Fairy Queen burst on the scene

whilst sprinkling stardust

“Bluebell, you were told”

She uttered shaking the house

“To keep this man safe”

Bluebell and her friends

hung their heads while feigning shame

knowing that I laughed

“Do forgive them please

What human would not be pleased?

to have them at home”

With a wink, she smiled

“They must be punished for this

and must clean the house”

I looked at Bluebell

She shrugged her shoulders and

flapped her tiny wings

When the Queen was gone

Bluebell came up and whispered

“Oh, this won’t take long”

She took out her wand

Spun it round over her head

House tidy at once

“Good now that is done

Can we play in the garden?”

She smiled happily

Fairies are great fun

They’re good at gardening too

Wouldn't you want one?

Postcard "Starlight" by Margaret Tarrant in authors collection