Tales of Spritely Might

A Witch in a Sprites Forest

Three sprites were gaily laughing by

the light of the good moon

making the crowd adore them

and making all the men swoon

But sprites they were and noone could touch

them with their left or right

so treasured they were for their lives

that showed their spritely might.

Betty was a spinner and

she had great hair of gold

she brushed it a thousand times a day

she did! so truth be told-

Angela was a singer but

so shy she never spoke

it was assumed aside from song

her voice was merely broke

Lily was a dancer and

she danced so well indeed

she could run and move with so much grace

and unbelievable speed

The sprites had one great mission

that they were so adorned

they had to feed and protect a

magical unicorn.

The unicorn stood small in its stall

a baby in it’s right.

Growing by the nurturing

of their spritely might.

The unicorn did slowly grow and he did

laugh and sing

his purpose was to neutralize

all poison and bad things

One night Lily did dance for him

and Angela sang him songs

as long as they all had him

no nothing could go wrong!

Betty spun him beds of yarn

tied softly into a bed

so soft he went into a sleep

for days and days ahead

They looked at one another

and nodded happily

and wandered in directions

that were three ways differently

they didn’t know she was watching

they didn’t know she was there

a witch of their sprite forest

first eyed Betty’s golden hair

Dark and wrinkled she transformed

into an angelic form

wanting to kill their precious pet

that magical unicorn

he slept quietly - so she moved

wearing a form and a face

that would be trustworthy to any Sprite

and was elegant in her black lace

so focused she went into the night

with plots that were evil indeed

all with the motive to capture their pet

that wild and magical steed.

Betty and the Witch

Betty was brushing her long hair that went

beautifully down to her knees

it’s color and curls left her content

and brushing it made her feel pleased

The yarn of her room was sitting so still

waiting for her master hands

the magic of her spinning skill

was the best of all the land

There was a cry from her window sill

and yes oh there was the witch

spying to see how well the famous

sprite could magically spin and stitch

Betty was startled as we all would be

and helped her come inside

the witch was happy to see innocence

that would naively help and abide

I’m hurt said the witch and looked

at the sprite she had hatefully spied

Betty believed the witch for she bled

sinking into the witch lies

The witch looked around as Betty

dressed the falsely planted wound

She looked at the hair that Betty had brushed

and could not tempt her too soon

Your hair is the best, the prettiest

superior to all the land

may a touch it she asked with cunning eyes

as you finish dressing my hand?

Betty said no that she had to spin

but smiled so prettily

noone had had the boldness to tell her

of her hair readily

Look, said the witch and then she made

Betty sit into a chair

she motioned upward and made Betty look

and an image came into the air:

Betty had hair that was spun into braids

and put on her head like a crown

she looked beautiful, like a queen should we say

but the image made Betty frown

My hair is not long enough for those great braids

and the witch touched her long hair

her golden hair grew forth speedily

lifting her out of her chair

Betty desperately began to spin

her own hair into those braids

eager to want the image that the witch

had deceptively gave

Her hair grew fast so she spun hard

so focused on the braids

she missed the fact there was no

real progress being made.

The witch left quietly and laughed

and took her wrinkled form

one step closer to killing the three sprites’

precious unicorn.

Lily’s Broken Dance

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jerk in ugly unmathematical rhythm.

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dipdipdipping down swoopinto

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back into jerking UP

swing arm out UP OUT DOWN

back into jerking UP

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Angela’s Cursed Tone

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The Unicorn

Awake! Awake!

the Unicorn stood before the diamond lake-

fully grown and ready for his love

to give and take.

Seeing the sprites wrestle in

their discomfort the witch gave

he charged forth with all his might

and magic so to save-

Betty he went and stopped her hands

and cut off the false hair

he looked around for the witch who

goaded and who dared-

Lily needed rest for her limbs

were in a terrible riot- he put his light

upon her and soon her limbs

were quiet…

Angela could sing again and now

not shy to talk

she told him where the witch was hid

and how’d they had been stalked.

Unicorn did turn around and with his

three sprits might

turned to the dark witch and

with her made things right:

He shed his horns light on her

and she then slithered away

frightened and so shamed

the witch had none to say.

The sprites restored to their beauty

the Unicorn now grown

and peace restored in their good world:

the Heaven they had known.

And Betty spins and Lily will dance

and Angela talks and sings

the witch a funny story now-

theh Unicorn their king!