The Faerie Child

There once was a faerie child

Of golden hair and small size

With an impish grin

And mischief in her eyes

How she loved to run through forests

And climb the tall, tall trees

And laugh as her hair danced

Amid the summer’s breeze

One day her path was crossed

By a human of kind nature

The faerie child was shy at first

For of the human she was unsure

But the human smiled kindly

At this meeting most fortuitous

She loved the child’s spirit

Even if it was a bit mischievous

The human visited the child each day

And each day at their morning meeting

The child’s face would light up

At her human’s kind greeting

The games of human children

Each day they would play

And now and then the child would

Sneak in some tricks of the fae

At midday the child would sleep

Weary from a morning of fun

The human would sing soft lullabies

Until her dreaming had begun

Days turned to weeks then months

And with each passing playtime

The human and the faerie child’s bond

Became something gained once in a lifetime

But as with all good things

Their time together came to an end

The fae child had to leave behind

Her dear human friend

With their final games and tricks

The human felt an aching

Knowing she must say goodbye

Her heart began breaking

Midday came with its final lullaby

For the dear fae child

A song of rain and sunshine

And a love tender and mild

Then came the time of parting

The human bid the child farewell

A blink of an eye and she was gone

No more than a story to tell

There once was a faerie child

Of golden hair and small size

Who held a place in a human’s heart

And mischief in her eyes