A New Fairy Tale Begins
Way back in the shade of a spreading oak tree
In a wood where the vines are quite dense
Stands a cute little cottage with thatch on the roof
blue walls and a white picket fence
Each day at dawnsbreak the house comes alive
with the sounds of laughter and cheer
Soon the odor of breakfast is aloft on the breeze
There is love there that much is clear
The sweetest of fairies then flits off with a smile
full of joy she will spread fairy dust
On the meadows and brooks, the forests and streams
Sharing joy, she can't help it, she must
While a smiling young gnome tends the house and the yard
His green thumb has gained much repute
He grows berries and corn, tomatoes and figs
and some orchids, 'cause she thinks they're cute
One day came the news, the fairy's with child
The magical realm was quite shocked
For a pairing like this had never born fruit
but for nine months she knitted and rocked
Yes a gnome called Bartholamew met a fairy named Amethyst
and love bloomed like a magical flower
They married and soon as nature saw fit
thrice blessed was the house of Fitzpower
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Submitted by CoachSpivey on July 10, 2014
Modified on March 09, 2023
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Scheme | ABXB XCXC XDXD XEXE XFEF XXXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,047 |
Words | 202 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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