'Twas a night of full moon splendor
I lay restless in my bed,
A haunting, magic melody
Danced rainbows in my head;

Sleep was not an option,
My mind now full awake -
I grabbed my coat and lantern
Thought a midnight walk I'd take;

I wandered toward the wooded path,
The night was full of sound,
The moon cast eerie shadows
On the dampened leaf strewn ground;

Now entering the forest dark
I thought I saw a light
Away off in the distance
In the misty woodland night;

My ears detected laughter
And music crystal clear -
A most enchanting fairy ring
From nowhere did appear;

Tiny dancing fairies spun
In circles round and round -
Their tiny wings did flutter
As they hovered o'er the ground;

Rainbow colored forest sprites
Did chase each other after,
Then tumble down upon the ground
In giggling fits of laughter;

As I moved to better see
I stepped upon a branch -
Then instantly the fairy sprites
Did freeze within their dance;

Then quickly in a blinking eye
The ring did twirl and scatter -
Leaving golden sparkles in
A mist of fairy matter;

Once again the midnight sounds
Returned as if on cue,
The fairy ring had disappeared
To where? I have no clue;

Slowly now I wander back
Into my lucid world,
I'd stepped into a magic land -
My mind had been unfurled;

Yet still I question what I saw,
And wonder at its meaning -
Had I crossed into another realm,
Or was I merely dreaming?

Linda Ori

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