Where go the cats?
When the sun shines like a ripe orange They disappear like morning dew I can’t find them anywhere If not all, at least a few I don’t see them on my rack Not under it, or on my bed Not in the shade of the flower pots Nor in the shadow of the garden shed […]
Flowers for Sun and Moon
Yellow blooms for the sun— Joyous, gleaming, bright, Sprinkling pollen in flight. Orange flowers for the sun— Happy and radiant smiles Under the vibrant skies. Red blossoms for the sun— Pulsing, powerful pride, Swaying in the wind’s stride. Only white flowers for the moon— Innocence, soft and sweet, Fragrance dances in the breeze.
Ball Gowns for Sale
Pretty dresses for your dream dance, For a fleeting night, don’t miss the chance. Finest silk from moonlight spun, Try yours now, the ball’s begun. Designed by the divine hand, Sewn with care for nights so grand. Slip them on, tell us the glitch, We’ll mend it softly with a single stitch. Feel the fabric, […]
To Skeptics and Commoners
Can you say for sure These are just rock violets and orchids, Holding nothing special Beneath their leaves, within their petals? Can you prove to me They did not bloom After the fae danced hand in hand All night beneath a full moon? Can you truly claim They haven’t seen and heard Far more than […]
The Summer King’s Helper
Are the strawberries ready yet? A nose twitched through the green The King of Summer waiting still To taste his garden’s gleam. I am the helper of Summer’s King, A loyal friend of fae. I watch your garden day and night, Through March, April, and May. If you see me sniffing here, Treat me with […]
La couleur des questions
Qu’est-ce qu’une rose orange ? Est-elle orange ou rose ? Qu’est-ce que le rose ? Est-ce une fleur ou une couleur ? Qu’est-ce que l’orange ? Est-ce une couleur ou un fruit ? Parlez-moi ! Je suis confus! 🤔 ~R✨
Incantation for the Literary and Wonder-struck (A lost page from a fae scholar’s journal)
Come gently, if you come not with thunder or blazing stars, but with pollen on your sleeves and the scent of pears in your scarf. Bring nothing but your words, your inkwell and a feather quill, your quiet joy in the way books smell and how sunlight scatters through a suncatcher. Let your eyes be […]
Epitaph
To all the pets I’ve loved and fed, Who scratched the couch and stole my bed. Who chewed the shoes and chased their tails, Who knocked down glasses and left odd smells. You peed on things, you stole my snacks, You puked grand in hard-to-clean cracks. Yet still, you were my greatest joy Each purring […]
For Dragon Fruit Flowers
It’s that season once again, When queens queue in the end-May rain Dressed in gowns of silvery white, Beaming beneath the moon’s cool light. They pave the path for fiery beasts, Who’ll celebrate their bloom in feast. Come end of June, when the world is lush, These queens will make the dragons blush. And till […]
How to make a butterfly immortal
I clicked the shutter a hundred times, To capture a moment so sublime A glimpse of beauty, bold yet shy, Beneath green leaves and open sky. To hold her safe from time’s decay, And on the film, she’ll forever stay.