Fairies Are Not Pretty

by sibyllene   Sep 4, 2011


Fairies are not pretty;
that's the commonest of errors.
They're petty and they're pokey and
they're small, unholy terrors.

Their little posy lips draw back
to show their needle fangs,
and you'd think their hair was
rotten moss, but for the way it hangs.

If a fairy lad should bite you,
it will make your fingers curl.
The only things that's worse is if
you're bitten by a girl.

Fairies will stay hidden,
lurking under leaves or bark,
only to surprise you if
you step into the dark.

Sure, they can gather rainbows,
and string up flower heads,
but that's so they can sneak them home
and tear them all to shreds.

So if you see a fairy skulking
in a log or near the water,
do us all a favor
by investing in a swatter.

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Written for contest with Moonlight Muses. Prompt: Write about fairies in their fairytale land.

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  • 13 years ago

    by yogi73

    What a fun and well writtin poem. I enjoy this.

  • 13 years ago

    by Lonely Rider

    Now that's a very different take on fairies ... unique and creative write...

    //Sure, they can gather rainbows,
    and string up flower heads,
    but that's so they can sneak them home
    and tear them all to shreds.
    //
    I loved this stanza the most ... you really succeeded in showing them in dark light...

    enjoyed reading the poem :)

  • 13 years ago

    by Sunshine

    But :(...fairies.. ARE pretty..for the 1st time EVER you are very mean :(... just like a mean dad who is telling his kid that Santa is not real -_-
    angry*

    but the poem is pretty, the wording is amazing, and although i disagree with the concept i must admit that even when writing funny poems you can manage uniqueness! I love this poem, yet hate it so much, for your information they are very very very very pretttttttyyyyyyyyyyyy and cute and shiny..just like the yellowness of this page :)

    amazing work, very original and worth a front page

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