Seeker Magazine

        Garden Secrets

        by Ellenodale

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        My mother's garden by the trees
        Is filled with bugs and bumblebees,
        With fairy rings and tons of flowers,
        I sometimes wander there for hours
        And try to catch the butterflies
        (They're worms, you know,but in disguise)
        On secret missions through the blooms
        That fill the air with sweet perfumes.
        They whisper secrets I suppose,
        To every buttercup and rose..
        They warn them of the coming hordes
        Of grasshoppers and beetle lords.
        And sometimes I find secret trails
        (My mother says they're left by snails)
        That wander through the lily bed
        But I imagine elves instead.
        I see them in the woods some nights,
        Descending with their signal lights,
        And though my Mom is very wise,
        I know they can't be fireflies!
        'Cause I can hear their voices, plain
        When listening to the evening rain
        And though my parents disbelieve,
        I find the tiny signs they leave.
        A path of petals here and there,
        Laid for an elven maiden fair
        Who wandered out to meet a prince,
        (They've married, and been happy since.)
        The wedding was a wondrous sight,
        I notice in the morning light
        The bare spots where they sang and danced,
        A sleeping bee they had entranced,
        The mossy ridge where I just know
        Their families sat and watched the show..
        Just then I lift my head to see
        A dragonfly who's watching me.
        He is a glorious sight indeed,
        This brightly armored fairy steed..
        What other purpose could there be
        For such a wondrous beast as he?
        But when I share this evidence,
        My Mom and Dad can make no sense
        Of tales of magic, secrets told
        Among the beds of marigold.
        They shake their heads
        And kindly smile
        with sighs and glances all the while..
        How astonished they would be
        If I could only make them see!

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