Queen of the Bad Fairies©Brian Froud
Bad Night Fairies
Is worry a bad fairy,
Or other spirit-folk,
That haunts my bed at three A.M.
To play an awful joke?
When I think my day is through
You visit on a whim
From the deepest, darkest blue
To make my mood so grim
Won’t you find some other play
Or go back to the wood?
Why do you bring me sleepless nights
Please leave me if you could
There must be better things to do
Go find some trolls to tease
Or frolic by the lily pond
And make the bull-frogs sneeze
I plead with you my worry-sprite
Be a sweeter little person
If you linger in my mind
My anxiety will worsen
As a mental exercise
Think of your worst fear
Imagine you had broken wings
My condition will be clear!
Please join me on a Friday night
We’ll watch movies until dawn
Play until the morning light
Chase bunnies on the lawn
So fairy of my desperate night
Look into your heart
Sprinkle me with sleepy dust
And sing while you depart!
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Theo van Joolen©2010
Selected as the Froudian Poem of the Month on The World of Froud. March 2010
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Queen of the Bad Faries©Brian Froud.
Or other spirit-folk,
That haunts my bed at three A.M.
To play an awful joke?
When I think my day is through
You visit on a whim
From the deepest, darkest blue
To make my mood so grim
Won’t you find some other play
Or go back to the wood?
Why do you bring me sleepless nights
Please leave me if you could
There must be better things to do
Go find some trolls to tease
Or frolic by the lily pond
And make the bull-frogs sneeze
I plead with you my worry-sprite
Be a sweeter little person
If you linger in my mind
My anxiety will worsen
As a mental exercise
Think of your worst fear
Imagine you had broken wings
My condition will be clear!
Please join me on a Friday night
We’ll watch movies until dawn
Play until the morning light
Chase bunnies on the lawn
So fairy of my desperate night
Look into your heart
Sprinkle me with sleepy dust
And sing while you depart!
***
Theo van Joolen©2010
Selected as the Froudian Poem of the Month on The World of Froud. March 2010
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Queen of the Bad Faries©Brian Froud.