The lovely sunshine this morning is making me feel vey self indulgent so bare with me. My treasure today is my love of Fairy stories and such as a child. I had a book called 'Pegs Fairy Stories' and somehow in the business of growing up it has become lost and I think I have been trying to make up for it ever since. So.... today I am sharing a real favourite Cicely Mary Barkers "The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies" given to me by my dear friend Helen last Christmas. It has all her beautiful poems and artwork... a real treasure! I also love David Ellwand's "Fairie-ality Style which is an amazing resource book full of beautiful photographic art featuring fairie related objects and clothing made from nature...truly inspirational. I also have "Lady Cottington's Fairy Album" which is a replica of her journal and is very weird and naughty and hard to describe here but the age of it and the journal entries I find fascinating and lastly I have a tiny little book called 'Mouse fairies' which has little envelopes through out that have real invitations to a special ball at the end of the book... It's so wee and so cute. Lastly I am being very indulgent and including a little poem I've penned called "Silent Songs"
"Silent Songs"
Amongst the bush ferns with tight curled fronds,
Dance wee faerie folk, to tunes of which they are fond.
I can't hear the the music though I strain my ear,
The dancing butterflies let me know they are near....
They seem to enjoy the music so much, flitting and fluttering.
As they dance on the flowers with a soft gentle touch.
Maybe the tune is the wind through the trees or
Maybe it's birdsong carried on the early morning breeze.
Do I imagine I hear it ? Maybe not.
Maybe it's my hearts song and I just forgot.
I aplogise for the state of this post but I am having trouble posting with blogger this morning.
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Fairies are special, lovely books Michelle, Rgds Kaylee
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful poem Michelle. Your books look beautiful and so sad that you misplaced a favourite one. Maybe one day it will find it's way back to you
ReplyDeleteOh Michelle I could not believe my eyes when I read your post today, only yesterday I was looking at a couple of post cards I have of the"Heliotrope Fairy" and the "Lavender Fairy", this came about because a friend had lent me a DVD called "Fairy Tale A True Story". I wonder if you have seen it. I have always loved Cicely Mary Barker and Peg Maltby books. When my eldest Granddaughter (now Eighteen) was small, I asked D.I.L what she needed for her Birthday, new pyjamas was the answer, I gave her "The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies"instead.( She got the PJs too). I loved your Poem also. Cheers R.
ReplyDeleteI love fairies too. I really did see them when I was a child. They lived in the geraniums which grew along the front wall of our house. I love your poem. I had so much trouble with Blogger last night and this morning too. I ended up posting though Picassa. Hopefully they will fix it up soon.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely.... I have an old copy of Flower Faeries... from my Grandma's house.... I have put it somewhere so safe I can't find it.... am relieved to hear others have had trouble with Blogger...and it wasn't just me being an idiot!!
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I love your Fairy post. Beautiful books and a lovely poem, too. Thanks for sharing them with us. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the little envelopes with invitations to the ball. I am not a big fairy fan but your poem was lovely for a sunny day.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely Michelle and what a beautiful book
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your poem..Blogger can be a real pill sometimes!!
I love fairies too and even have a special plant fairie ;-)The poem is just so sweet , you are a talented lady!
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