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Where Have The Faeries Gone?

By Ivor Steven
August 21, 2023
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Deep in the enchanted forest
Under mossy rocks and water-reeds 
I found an iron-bar door
Lying over a sinkhole in the creek bed

I wondered and yelled out
“Hello! Is anyone down there” 
Eerily, a gentle voice replied
“Do not worry, we are sheltering here” 
“Why are you hiding?” I inquired 
“We are waiting for humanity  
to stop the carnage on our planet”

Then, peering up from lower in the chasm
I witnessed that the small luminous eyes  
Of Earth’s guardian faeries 
Were en masse, joyless, and crying

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Ivor Steven

Ivor Steven was formerly an Industrial Chemist, then a Plumber, and has been writing poetry for 19 years. He has had numerous poems published in anthologies, and on-line magazines. He is an active member of the Geelong Writers Inc.(Australia), and is a team member/barista with the on-line magazine "Go Dog Go Cafe" (America).

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