AMONG THE FAIRIES.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 11, 30 August 1871, Page 2

AMONG THE FAIRIES.

Colneiwithmetothemasiedell r"1 fT'Yftf It : Whete happy throngs of fairies dweV, 7 K| 1 If I * Come with me when the moon Is bright, ' - '■ ~*- if The fairy's day is the mortal's night. So, come with me, B -" And you shall se* ;rivi:ii ;;,| i-:.,;'! .'■';";<■ * B | -~, A wondrous puzzling fairy sight. .., -l-:y f 1 1 Bright's the moon in the azure sky; viJ ol § Fair fleecy clouds are fleeting by , "... , .; I Sweet's the air in the scented glade, ' I- ; 'i 'When eventide begins to fade;} oj sB ; And murmurs sweet ,l; 9 1 The senses greet . ..■ ._ 7 From waving bough and lowly blade. ;"•,£ Hark! a tound .His the fairies come! ' ' , I A sound like beetle's whirring hum; „•'■> ' j ' 1 See the curious ma^ic throng— •■•' _v 1 fcocg A Hear their wild and serial song,—• ,r | '■,'.] " Trip, fairies, trip ! " -.. ' .:.: Skip, fairies, skip I' - . .■; | _~,',- t.'.',/. To bluebells' merry ding and don;.:; | j'tokpsO I The queen is there, in fairy state, . M A daisy bending 'neath her weight. Butterfly's wings bedeckJier rare ;-^ A silkworm's'thread confines hertoai*^Suoh golden liair! ,K_f .'-ar So fine and fair ! So light, at jny gnat jni?ht!bear,l n o q || g ■ And on her head she wears a crown Of sunshine weaved with thistle down. m In magic shoe* her feel are cased, And by a spider's art are laced, H .. .And. when she trips, ■■ p | ;•.•'"/• [JJIB 1 Or dancing skips, " v Her fairy footsteps can be traced. . Her eyes, like sparkling rubies, glance Delighted as her subjects dance -r- j., i A bout Mr in a joyous ring, I». !.IXI V t While gaily aU in chorus sing "Trip, fairies, trip, I Skip, fairies, skip !"| ; . irr.-.b '■■ tf'X'lO And at her feet fresh violets fling . (J. I A beautedus'tjueen ! surpassinn fair! A wondrous crowd surround her there | : it ,iilill 1 Arrayed in robes of ev'ry hue From acorn cups they quaff the dew i ~[,,,J I And honey sip •• ' ■■!'•■■ From sweet cowslip, ,:. -u I And gambol on a fairy crew. • Faint in the east some streaks of dawn ■•'■ '■'''• Of coming day the fairies warn. , The queen commands—her car one brings,: ' Made of dragon-fly's glistering wings. E She takes her place With fairy grace, While the dingle lone with music rings. Her car, by" four queen-bees is drawn ; By Kay birds it is up-borne. A thousand thousand butterflies, './ AFluttering, fan her as they rise ; While clustering round. With buzzing sound,' '■ ' :': ■:■■ '» >■ Are wasps who guard her as'she flies, ' Away ! away! the coming day i V j___ [ I Must find no loit'ring fairy stray. v" ' 1 ■ • No fav'rite flower has been missed ; V" I The lastlov'd buttercup is kissed ; . . ] .■■•'- The dance is o'er; _ j Up, up they soar, ~ f S And vanish in themorning mist. . 0 Away ! to f ally realms,- away i v^» k! They hie with haste, from mortal's day, They'll come again, when bats do flyWhen fleecy clouds are fleeting by— -" I To yonder dell, ' 1 l A night to dweU— - When bright's theinoonin wure sky. .1 '. _ . „ -■ - ' . v' Eanoklot Booth I Prince of Wales Theatre.