there are mostly fairies

Darling, let's
do a picnic today under this
blue haven sky; let's take
your favorite blanket to
the trees and lie

Oh Mommy, can we
take my teddy bear too?  Can
we dress him in his green
jacket and yes picnic shoes?

    And what? will we see there under

     the trees

     Will there be lilies and sweet

      honey bees?

My Darling, there are lilies
and beetles and bees

but mostly there are fairies

that hide in the leaves ---so let's

fold your blanket and dress
your sweet bear and gather
some morsels
to nourish us there...

We can talk to the fairies, and sing
with the bees, and laugh long

with teddy

under the trees

bkmackenzie
copyrighted 2019

painting by Jessica Wilcox Smith

Poets United Picnic