Autumn Fairies

The autumn fairies have arrived

glowing earth colors

changing green to red with their special magic.



feeding the birds and sending them on their merry way

to destinations of warmth.



building homes for the smaller sprites

should they need shelter from the cold.

their eyes dance with fairy dust

and if you watch ever so closely

you might get to see their feet lift from the ground

as they begin to fly to that imagination place,



that place we adults in our wisdom forget;

that place of magic and beauty and things bigger than ourselves;

that place of untouchable joy and compassion;

that place that cares for the birds and the sprites alike.

the autumn fairies know that place

their eyes tell the story of it.