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This poem is not actually about Fairies but allegories, metaphors and idioms tell a much deeper story. I hope you see beyond into the real story underneath the folklore...Not, a children's story
Winter's Faeries
by Bonnie Jennings
Hey! Come back here you Elfin Faerie!
Stop giggling, skipping and dancing, right now!
Caught again this time...
Feel the gripping of my grasp?
Delight, fright?
You Elfin mischief maker.
This time you'll pay the price.
Last time... you've plucked my "C" chord.
Making sure of that...
Ha! you laugh, tease, taunt and twirl,
but now meshed between fingers of steel.
Escape not.
The last laugh; mine.
Little green Faerie neither sex surely known.
Doesn't matter now
for between my fingers, thou art.
So, wiggly you may.
My eyes will not close!
Night approaches willing not thy ... clever plan.
I sleep not!
Fighting sleep.
Sword drawn at my side.
Think Thou smart, do'est though?
Think ye shall wait?
Time your best ally?
Big green eyes look so sad.
Concerned for souls, are you?
Eyelashes ever so sweet and dimples warmimg pink cheecks.
What's this?
One big tear begging release?
Ahhh...Turn away! ...
Beguiling charm!
Eternal soul sucking fascination of Beauty's green eyes.
Devilish harm...
Look away!!! fast!!!
No gaze at she!!!
The promise of your love I shall not...see.
Turn away... Look down.
The traps trigger catches not; me.
Look away...
Black night comes,
alone and cold.
Smart beauty sleeps warmed
by hands that fold.
In quietness the present enemy waits.
Beauty taunts not.
She need not...
For time be her friend.
Coldness alligns her side
and loneliness sang lullibies to her;
"sleep child sleep."
Shh...Shh...
The fight grows small.
Sleeps on the horizon; it calls.
Hearing distance voices my eyes rest.
The hills and a mountain melody lays sleeps fog.
I answer...
Can you hear it, as well?
I snore...
Gently gently ...sleep
Beauty crawls from fingers once tight.
"Careful, careful"...
not to awaken the captures soul...
She's played before..
However it'd grown old.
She plays well.
A champion for sure.
"Quietly quietly,
shh"...says she....
Awaken not my game.
Comes tommorow a fair shame is he.
Foe rest; later your dare..
Truth? Ha!
Thought you had me?
You foolish sh'man.
Look, who has who?
Thought you'd won?
Ha!!!
Surely thought not?
I'd not get away?
Ah...Before daylight shines...
One last game..it affords me so...
Whispers stories in midnight sleep.
You'll think strange, "God's" voice for certain.
Magical messages, images, songs and words;
"mine, not His at all..."
"Ah Ha!!
Goody, goody for me
one more time before days end
can bully jab my soul."
"NOT!"
Then; Beauty declares a win...
Her long fairy fingers reach for the harp.
The soul of her game?
To pluck the "F" sharp...
Bold challenges, said Beauty,
HIS love I detest,
but, as He has made it,
"I surrender my quest.?
Winter Faries by Bonnie Jennings 1/9/2010
Part 2:
Winter Faeries
by Bonnie Jennings
"Aye," look your radience; so bright.
A course road leads: turns, curves, rocks.
Climbed anyway.
Prejudiced thoughts.
So magnificant lofty pictures of you.
Danced, fiery images played hearts golden hue.
Seeing you: bronzed, dazzling; so vein.
"Caught too long there?"...
Then came rain.
Washing clean perverted thoughts, held so dear...
OUCH, My God! ... Been caught...!
Your web woven with threads too tight!!!
(Softly)
Now the spiders home virtually unseen,
vaguely tucks into "that" corner beam.
But see that dim light, growing ever so bright?
Nodding Yes... approval, thumbs up!
"You're alright."
While winking politely gesturing manuvers that frighten, escape!
Made possible?
If not the bate... (pause)...
For...
The fate of the firefly might just be...
too late...
by Bonnie Jennings 1/12/2010
Part 3:
Winter Faeries
by Bonnie Jennings
Cold, cold, cold the mornig cold.
Coffee warms the hands.
Unraveling memories yet
dull but night dreams do unfold
Low clouds covered the forest
eyes see not before est.
Yet, follow the pale path neith feet.
See it! There! Underneath! SHH!..
Wet leaves have covered the way.
Then look closely if you may.
Sprinkled sparkling fairie dust shimmers neath the leaves.
And,if you follow the shinning lights those sights shall take the lead.
Following the baths of twigs and weeds ...
that grew close to the path
The wetness of the leafy stuff
still bares the night time mask...
Here, there, turns and twists
mark close a path which won't resist.
All night long seeking an end.
Running, skipping and stumbling on shin.
Searched, knocked, sought
only not to find
Any fairie myths...
Oh, my heart does pine.
I tired from your game,
oh,
Faerie running your path night long
then decided to wonder home,
vaguely remembering how.
Though sad and disturbed
I missed you again.
My face bares the sign of a fools return.
Hey, but Look yonder!!!
See there my mims?
Be greeted by my love
with open arms and...
a family who still loves me
Even despite myself
and they who prayed me, yea...
safely prayed me home.
...Amen
Special thanks to my Late mother, Babe, my Skipper B, my Dear sister Carol, my daughter Elysia and Joel who safely prayed me home
By Bonnie Jennings 1/15/2010
Return To The Forest
Sequel to Winter Faeries
11/15/2011
by Bonnie Jennings
Following "Winter Faeries"
3 parts
Return To The Forest
Moon lights
through windows shone
Deep sleep disturbed
I Then moaned
Sleepy now
I awake
strumming from the woods
trembling I shake
Arrising quickly
window now open!
Shh...All quiet.
Leaves soaking
Just drizzle.
Night rains heard
so, to bed I return
my fears cured
But windows open!
Hmm. Shut before?
Aye! God,
Please please please, no more!
Lying on bed
my eyes wide
Thinking of the window
thunders! Into my pillow,
I hide
Eyes now closed
erasing fear thoughts
sleep I try, but to naught.
Silence now
all is at rest.
Alone I sleep.
"Aw! My nest."
"Imaginations, GO!"
Mind relax
come dreams
return to black.
There sleep
quiet again,
breathing ease.
Silence with in.
I sleep.
Part Two:
Dreams peaceful
passing time quickly
"AH CHOO!" Sneezed,
though not sickly
A breeze blew threw.
Closed window?
Feather white it
lands. "OH!"
On my cold cheek
nose it tipped
across my brow
the feather flipped
Then "pluck, zing, ding,"
a Harp's Chord,
heard I!
"Bung, Bung, Bung,"
Deny, Deny...Deny!!!
Whispering words
dreaming,
for certain
looking behind
the satin curtain,
Hearing, giggling and laughter
and then,
lifting my eye up,
toward that rafter!
there she is...
"Oh, Dear God,
please, please, please;
no."
"Send her away!
That Faerie Foe!"
Begging, pleading
"Go, Go, Go!"
She giggled instead
saying,
"Hey, it's me! Joe!"
Bonnie Jennings 12/06/2011
Part Three:
Innocently spoken
lips of faerie red.
Failure to answer
deliberatly unsaid
"Come On!
You want to play!
I see in your eyes
and OH,
by the way"
"At the end of the day
You've nothing to say?
We'll see.
Yea?"
"Come now
Sing and dance with me.
By the time night comes
we'll use the key."
"The window thought closed
we'll not use tonight
For as the sun sets
the door will shine bright."
"And, just as before
when the Moon was full
you danced by the light of the fire.
And your life...not dull."
"So come on Old Foe
I challenge you today
to come to the Forest
But, don't forget to pray."
Now Joe's eyes
feirie green-blue
Her hair of red waves fell
Her waist little too.
Charming alluring daring
Joe seduced the weakening victim
O so sweet her voice
before Joe actually kicked-em.
"I can't, I won't !
Now, GO JOE!
far from me!
Out! You Elphin mischief maker!
There! The window!
Now, LET Me BE !"
Pouty lips and bats of fairie lashes
A wink of Joe's eyes
she extends her hand
"Come now, come nigh,
and do not say, good-bye."
"My human friend
Please don't cry."
Joe's fingers crossed
after her word
"You know you want to come."
Joe's clever tenderness heard.
Then their eyes met
Joes soul stronger by far
It reached out to point the way
to the forest
by declare.
Weeping, sobbing and uttering,
"NO!,
For with you fairie
I SHALL NOT GO!."
"You LIE, you CHEAT, You've NEVER TOLD the truth!
Away from me little demon!
For I a clever sleuth !"
"I found out your tricks
All slippery twists and turns.
You'll not lead me to the forest
the fires there
will not burn!"
Blink blink. Smile smile.
Joe's gestures summoned otherwise
Lies, cheats, twists and turns?
"You know how you loved it?
O, compromize!"
"Hey, for now,
why don't we play?
Remember the time
remember the day?"
"You chased me,
and I chased you
around and about
and away we flew."
"And, I gave you wings
so you could fly.
You wore them one day
and flew sky high."
"Up and away
or top of the trees!
O, how you flew.
Then, crashed down on your knees."
"You cried a little
afraid to smash
but, I caught you.
Do you remember that?"
"By day we flew
through tops of trees.
At night we danced,
...
howled while burned the fire
with the breeze."
"The snow fell
white branches below
cold air on our faces
you didn't say, no."
"Confessing your fears,
don't make me fly!
Saying, Damn you faeries!
But, we took you so high."
"But, once on top of forest trees,
cold air blew
threw majestic hair.
Then, smiles over took you.
You'd no more cares."
"Remember Foe
the human flew
above The Earth.
And, safely returned
to the fires hue."
"Tasting faerie brew
through freezing; made warm.
Tasting the food,
Now, whats the harm?"
"So, come now,
god of the sky.
Let us dance, cheer and sing
and, don't try to lie."
"For flying, your game fare
The faerie sort
A dare!
So, stay if you must..."
"But, winter is coming
and near the first frost.
Kindling our fires
don't get lost."
"The invite is yours.
extends the Faerie hand
In Spring depart
from kindred land."
"Think it over,
I'll return once.
To ask you to play
to ask you to dance."
"well,
quiet are you
Not so sure?
Your soul inside
embarressingly pure."
"Judge others,
and they judge you.
But, in Faerie land
all tiny feet
where the same tiny shoe."
"So, I'll leave you this morning
to think for yourself.
I'll return ONCE more.
~~~
When The Moon shall wane
then,
follow the elf."
But, one more time
I ask you to follow
before The Moon's full light is gone.
Then, don't dillie-dallow
Joe moves to the window
fairie finger points up.
Then, her faerie wings take to flight.
But, before leaving from captives sight
Joe turns to wink and salutes
Good-bye.
Unfinished.....still working on this piece which follows
Winter Faeries
There are 2 more sections that will be added eventually
and I will also being doing the art and illustrations
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