Sorcha and Samadi

    Once upon a time in a land not far from here, a land called Gwenwed, there lived a fairy princess named Sorcha. She lived with her dearest brother who was called Samadi. He was the bravest prince the land had ever known, a noble warrior, with a pure heart, a heart of gold. Together they spent their days flying over the river Gra. The river had ran since the beginning of time. It was said that the river carried all the love in the cosmos, and that it was the acts of love that kept the river running and ever flowing. Love is the force that sustains the whole universe.

      Samadi and Sorcha loved to swim in the river, and every time they did, they felt like they were being washed over by waves of great love. It was a place they retuned to when they felt sad, Gra always welcomed them and held them in embrace. Any troubles would melt away. It was home. They also spent their days chasing fireflies and shining with them. They knew that love was the brightest of all stars, the highest calling of life. Their hearts lit all aglow filled with a love they knew before time.

      As day turned into night, they made their way back home to the crystal palace beyond the garden of earthly delights, flung open the golden doors and made their way up to the crystal stair the glistened with the light of everlasting love. Sorcha flew to Samadi’s room and gently tucked him in kissing his forehead before she made her way back to her own chambers, she whispered to him I love you Samadi, I love you so dearly brother. A star flew down from the sky reflected in his eyes. She looked up in awe mesmerized. She wished that she would never have to part with love but carry it in her heart always. Samadi took her hand and gently smiled he had heard her wish though it was never spoken aloud, and he too wished it to be true.

      Sorcha awoke and flew to Samadi’s room, gently waking him she said, “Rise dearest brother, the turning of dusk to dawn is here.” Samadi opened his eyes and fluttered out of his bed which was composed of a giant leaf hanging from a vine, together they flew as fast as their wings could carry them outside the palace door and to the garden. It was their favorite time of day, the sun’s promise to shine and carry forth the light of a new day, filled their hearts with hope of what a new day could bring. They beheld the moment silently, at such times, there was no place for words, just the meeting of their two hearts held in the light of the sun and the waking of the dawn, with each rising their spirits soared a little higher, love that shone brighter. Their hearts swarmed with a joy that warmed them so, beholding the warmth of the great sun. The sun smiled in deep gratitude for the love of such little fairies, and too shone brighter. It is the power of love that pulls us to reach higher, to open our hearts just a little more, for the love we hold and can carry is immeasurable. That is the power of true love.