Fairy Flight

On a day like no other, with a dim light in the sky,
A fairy child brought by his mother, comes to learn to fly.
She tends him to a clearing where all the wildflower grows,
Drops him onto the highest petal, and kissed him on the nose.

She told him, 'Be not afraid, my love, I'll catch you if you fall'.
Hoping this gave him confidence and he stood up very tall.
She called to him, 'Now crouch real low, and leap high into the sky!'
'Remember, beat your wings real fast, and you will begin to fly!'

He shot through the air, so feather light and caught a tiny breeze.
It took him up, whisked away, like the smallest of the leaves.
Suddenly, he thought of a dragonfly and beat his wings just so,
That was when he steadied, and found which way to go.

His mother was frantic and was trying to catch up to his flight.
Then she paused and saw him coming back, quickly into sight.
They flew until they found the clearing, where it all had begun.
She scooped him up in her arms and said, 'I am proud of you my son'.

She asked him if he was afraid, and waited to hear what he would tell.
He said, 'Mama, I wasn't afraid, you said, you would catch me if I fell'.
Even in the fairy realm, they teach and plant this little seed:
Tell your child you will always be there, it will give them confidence to succeed.