"Fairies Along the Way - I Wanted to Capture Them and Make Them Mine"

"Fairies Along the Way - I Wanted to Capture Them and Make Them Mine"

Fairies along the way
I heard their trembling
beautiful goddesses.

I spied those angelic beings
whimsical angel drawings
within a flower formed from music.
I wanted to capture them
embrace their souls
make them mine.
So I slipped into their light
late at night
when I hoped they would be sleeping.

There within a petal
in an art fantasy space
alas
I awakened a tender soul
gentle despite my intrusion.
"I WANT' you!
I want you because I need magic
and because you feel things deeply
that you will explain please."

Lovely little star of mine
stood as tall as she could
rubbing her eyes
leaning in with her ears
and whispered with the scent of a white orchid,

"I may not be all you think
I make mistakes.
I am guessing
yes I think
there is a difference between you and me
it does not include our size
our wings or lack of them
it is that one holds out for hope
one forgives her steps
one of us is human
and it is not you."

Whimsical angel
Goddess of Spring
she climbed to the tip of my fingers
and began to sing.

"I won't apologize for getting off centered at times
feeling too much
crying
laughing too loud
worrying
holding things in jars for later reflection.
I won't apologize for weeping
tears that come from nowhere
seemingly to you.
I treasure
the side of those emotions
that say no
and entangle me with objections.
Never say
don't feel so much
or to be comfortable with the dull
days without edges
Zelda would be sleeping
and never have painted ever.
To cry is also to smile later
and to embrace a faery of the night."

Since my angelic angel
my creature of the largest measure
leapt from my hand
on to The Silver Strand
I have since concluded
emotions
storms that befall me
despite their turbulence
have never felt softer.

16 July 2008
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

Painting above is: "Embrace"(They're Friends You Know) 24x48 oil, gold leaf on canvas
by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

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