Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE HOME FAIRIES, by DOUGLAS MALLOCH


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First Line: You tip-toe gently to her bed
Last Line: God help the home where they do not.
Subject(s): Fairies; Home; Elves


You tip-toe gently to her bed,
Where sleeps the little goldenhead,
And smile yourself because a smile
You find upon her lips the while:

"She dreams of angel, fairy, fay,
I told her all about today.
She thinks the fairies really true."
Well, so do I -- and so do you.

Yes, when a fairy garment gleams
About her cradle in her dreams,
And when in dreams a fay in white
Stands guard above her all the night,

Think not that each is but a wraith
Of simple hope and childish faith,
Think not the fairies are not there --
They stand about her ev'rywhere.

For these, the fairies, lean above
Her crib tonight; sweet Mother Love
And Father Care and Sister Good
And strong and sturdy Brotherhood.

These are the fairies of the home
That to the baby's cradle come
And fill her dreams with such delight
And ward and watch her all the night.

These are the fairies, I believe;
And in each home and on each eve
I pray they guard each little cot --
God help the home where they do not.





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