Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FAIRY TRAIL, by ANNETTE WYNNE


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THE FAIRY TRAIL, by                    
First Line: Over stick, over stone, over fence, over / rail
Last Line: In crookedy turns goes the fairy trail.
Subject(s): Roads; Summer; Paths; Trails


OVER stick, over stone, over fence, over rail,
In crookedy turns goes the fairy trail;
One step to the right round a mustard seed,
And one to the left of the tall brown weed—
Through rocking passes
Of slender grasses,
And after—a leap to the buttercup's crown,
A dance on the petals, and soft again, down,
A hop, skip and jump past the ant on his way,
Poor fellow, too busy to play,
Too busy to bid you the time o' the day;
If he only knew what the fairies know,
It's best to be happy and laugh and grow,
He wouldn't be wasting the good days so!

O the trail winds up to the green tree top,
With many a curve, and a jerk, and a stop—
And a glance at each quivering growing thing,
And a hitch back home on a butterfly's wing—
Who would take the trail now—follow, follow,
Over brush, over mosses, through field and hollow,
Over stick, over stone, over fence, over rail,
In crookedy turns goes the fairy trail.





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