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The Dream Fairie
by Sara Magwire

On long days
when all seems lost,
she waits
ever so patiently
and when night falls
she begins her dance,
the dance of dreams.

As somber eyes
begin to flutter,
her wings spread wide
and with elegant grace
she slowly rises
from her cloud
of waiting.
dream fairie

In the moonlight
bright on the bed,
she twists and turns
her wings shimmering
with extraordinary colors,
then slowly,
very slowly.

She hovers overhead,
peers at the sleeping,
dreams of a dream,
and softly she blows
the dust of dreams
on the face
of the sleeping.

At last she's delivered
the dream,
the dream of new beginnings,
hopeful futures,
and a life of bliss,
full of love
and happiness.

Once again
she takes her
place on the cloud
of waiting
for only she knows
what lies in
the days ahead.