Night of Faeries

A poem of the faerie folk at night.

The morning finds the young lasses milking
And the young lads in the fields cutting
Rams, ewes, and lambs eat and grow fat.
The hens lay eggs while the roosters are strutting.

The sun rises up for his daily walk,
Drawing the day across the sky.
He takes his daylight with him to another place
Because the moon's time is nigh.

Evening falls across the heather
And the stars come out to dance.
The faerie folk come to life
And fill the night with their lyrical chants.

The mists on the moors swirl and caper about,
Taking rock and tree to embrace.
The faerie folk make merry and dance about
'Neath the silver of the moon's face.

They dance to music as old as time,

Melodies and rhythms from long ago.

Verses sung in ages long past,

Songs only faerie folk know.

They sing and dance under the moon and stars,

As long as the night covers them about.

But the moon and the faerie folk must go their ways

For 'tis time for the sun to come out.

Copyright 2011, William M. Winegar

Reviews

[Caleb Pendleton]

Though I can say there are a view poetic things that I disagree with, I feel this poem is extremely solid. While I'm not sure there's actually a point, the imagery itself is quite enjoyable. If we made a museum of words-as-art, this would be one of the main attractions. What it lacks in purpose it makes up in beauty.

[Lily Mae]

Fairies and pixies and the moon...all my favorite things:) This is a lovely write depicting their dance in the night...even though I see them in the light of day ;) xx

[kdpgrahi]

Excellent work of poetry. Looking forward to read the next.

[Poetic Beauty]

I can picture this mythical story in my mind with grand detail. Fairies are mischievous creatures who like to frolic and play.

[Labu]

Very interesting, cant wait till you finish it.

An excellent start ! I look forward to seeing where it heads : )

[KimLove "The Beautiful ..]

Great start to what seems like it could be just as Neva said Magical. Nice job...

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Nothing short of magical, good to see you here :)