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-- SECRET GARDEN--
IN OUR BACKYARD-- THERE'S FANTASY,
THAT SMALL CHILDREN THRIVE UPON.
THERE'S PATHS THAT LEAD YOU ALL AROUND
TO A PLACE WHERE THERE'S A POND.
AND IN THE FLOWERS, FAIRIES HIDE
AND PEEK OUT FROM EVERYWHERE.
THERE'S FROGS AND LITTLE FIRE FLIES
BY THE POND--JUST RECLINING THERE
ON THE GATE, WITH A HOLE AT THE BOTTOM
IS FOUND A LITTLE ELF DOOR
AND A WEE LITTLE FENCE WITH FLOWERS.
WHO COULD ASK FOR ANY THING MORE
A LITTLE SMILING ELF SITS THERE
TO GUARD IT THROUGH THE DAY.
THE LEGEND GOES--- THAT LATE AT NIGHT,
THE ELFS AND FAIRIES PLAY.
THEY DANCE AROUND THE SOLAR LIGHTS
DRINK NECTAR FROM THE SLEEPING FLOWERS
AND HAVE THEMSELVES A MERRY TIME
UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
NOW--- WHO'S TO SAY IT ISN'T SO
IF YOU WEREN'T THERE--HOW DO YOU KNOW
I KNOW-- BECAUSE THE ELFS AND FAIRIES TOLD ME SO.
Copyright © Shirley Sasek
2010
THAT SMALL CHILDREN THRIVE UPON.
THERE'S PATHS THAT LEAD YOU ALL AROUND
TO A PLACE WHERE THERE'S A POND.
AND IN THE FLOWERS, FAIRIES HIDE
AND PEEK OUT FROM EVERYWHERE.
THERE'S FROGS AND LITTLE FIRE FLIES
BY THE POND--JUST RECLINING THERE
ON THE GATE, WITH A HOLE AT THE BOTTOM
IS FOUND A LITTLE ELF DOOR
AND A WEE LITTLE FENCE WITH FLOWERS.
WHO COULD ASK FOR ANY THING MORE
A LITTLE SMILING ELF SITS THERE
TO GUARD IT THROUGH THE DAY.
THE LEGEND GOES--- THAT LATE AT NIGHT,
THE ELFS AND FAIRIES PLAY.
THEY DANCE AROUND THE SOLAR LIGHTS
DRINK NECTAR FROM THE SLEEPING FLOWERS
AND HAVE THEMSELVES A MERRY TIME
UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
NOW--- WHO'S TO SAY IT ISN'T SO
IF YOU WEREN'T THERE--HOW DO YOU KNOW
I KNOW-- BECAUSE THE ELFS AND FAIRIES TOLD ME SO.
Copyright © Shirley Sasek
2010
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