Sparrow~

Sparrow came from the thicket

he wore a mask of jewels and hummingbird feathers

his eyes were twin moons

his beak

a golden blade

curved over the edge of hope

 

She curled his tethers around her goldilocks

and dipped deep

to curtsy into the moment

of flight

to be taken into the sugar glazed world

outside the fey liquids

of redemption

 

"Sparrow," she said,

"I am human and that will never change."

 

Sparrow opened his beak

and ate the marzipan swans off her plate of jade

his feathers fell to the ground

his moon eyes turned island colors

and he fell out of the sparrow

into a boy

 

"That's all right", sparrow said to the girl,

"I will be a human for you."

 

The girl smiled rose lips of blush

slipped the glass slippers from her feet

and loosened all the curls from her updo

 

Sparrow called the Arabian carpet from the clouds

unwound each thread

and reshaped it into a stallion

 

Sparrow and the girl

rode out of the fairy tale

to dream up their own

 

~Pan played his lute

and thumped his hooves against the earth

in approval~

 

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Reviews

[the_stoic]

was reminded of 'the beauty and the beast' . a sweet love story . wonderful

[Maurice]

Amazing write.

[deeps]

Wow! This is amazing. i enjoyed this write.

[Ed Hart]

i bow and surrender, and just eat the frosting...oh, playmate

[Brad]

superb! i've always loved your take on lore, and again...children's book...

[Peter Joseph Swanson]

Marvelous!

[Nancy S.]

I remember this one, lush and beautiful. sigh...

[Robin]

this reads like a bedtime story I have felt in my heart forever