Fairy Wings

To soothe my crying child I said
'Look , here are wonderful things ,
a fairy gave to me for you ,
her pair of little wings',

and I showed her what I found by chance
from a cobweb nearby.
Two little brownish shiny wings
of a dragonfly.

with tender loving care
and with joy beyond a measure ,
with little hands , she took from me ,
her precious little treasure.

If she remembers till the time
when she's a little older
I am sure that she'd find
its untrue ,what I told her,

but till the day she comes to know
that such a thing there is ,
I would happily show her all
the dragonflies as fairies.

Reviews

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. i flew without wings ... so shall my adopted daughter to be ... ayesha aparajita ... when she grows up, she'll know that magic is not in the wings ... but the desire of a mother to want them for her little one ... just my thoughts after reading this beautiful poem ...

[imawriter]

This poem is magic.. it reminds me of my own father and it made me smile.

[Coyote Poetry]

A beautiful and positive story. Us adults must be able to tell a tale to keep the children content and happy. You did. A outstanding poem.
Coyote

[Lily Mae]

As you can tell by my profile picture fairys are of interest.. My personal fairy is Leipsha... :) I love this, it's beautiful, light and loving in the way you take her on her journey... You have the magic:) x

[Dinesh Sairam]

Man, this is wonderful! You really round off the slant and feminine rhymes perfectly!

"but till the day she comes to know
that such a thing there is ,
I would happily show her all
the dragonflies as fairies. "

I wish I could give something more that a 100. Keep writing.

[luciddreamer]

This writing touched my heart....just beautiful...

Peace
Robin

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that is just a wonderful picture you create..children have such wild and trusting imaginations..I think that is just the best idea ever..loved it so much

[Sydney Evans]

aw, if i was still really young i'd love hearing these things. so pretty.

[Tate Morgan]

Beautiful it weaves a tale of beauty only a child would know

[Norma M Sutton]

Ah but those memories will last her a lifetime. And all those small special touches will outlive you. I love this. It brings back so many memories.