forest fairy dreaming sleeps under ferns
& the dark sky of trees spirals above
in her dream her world is beautiful
black rock, dark moss
& the golden leaves dead in the water

the air is silver & green, then gold
there are no other fairies about
there is no use for words

forest fairy dreaming wanders alone
in love with the raven, but his call
is as far away as forever
trees hang still, waiting for his feathered silence
but raven is as far away as forever

forest fairy waking wanders over there
at the edge of nowhere, under the dying sky
& wonders why
words are all gone
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