Fairy Wings

To soothe my crying child I said
'Look , here are wonderful things ,
a fairy gave to me for you ,
her pair of little wings',

and I showed her what I found by chance
from a cobweb nearby.
Two little brownish shiny wings
of a dragonfly.

with tender loving care
and with joy beyond a measure ,
with little hands , she took from me ,
her precious little treasure.

If she remembers till the time
when she's a little older
I am sure that she'd find
its untrue ,what I told her,

but till the day she comes to know
that such a thing there is ,
I would happily show her all
the dragonflies as fairies.

Reviews

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. i flew without wings ... so shall my adopted daughter to be ... ayesha aparajita ... when she grows up, she'll know that magic is not in the wings ... but the desire of a mother to want them for her little one ... just my thoughts after reading this beautiful poem ...

[Akshat♥]

fairytales...and all fairy things in this poem..
this poem takes you to different world altogether...
nicely done:)

[Rossen]

Sure comes through the structure and rolls off well.
I predict this one to be popular in this cafe'
good visual transfer. Did you just write this?

[Arabdha]

i'm nostalgic about my days as a kid now..!! :) miss the happy innocent days..

[Amanda_Rose]

i agree with su'nacnetaf! it does remind me of crash!! the poem was so sweet. i miss the sweet days of ignorance.

[Su' Nacnetaf]

Poignant and beautiful, it reminded me of the movie "Crash", when the father gives his daughter his invisible cloak, which was a present from a fairy, to protect her from any danger. It brings back that touching scene. Great writing.