Some say there's a place very far away
Where one hundred white lillies grow new every day
Where mist in the morning is lighter than air
Some even say that fairies live there
At just the right moment, when mist becomes light
God's golden fingers erase all the night
If you look very carefully, look without seeing
You'll see a strange sight... a magical being
Out of the mist an image is born
Whiteness all glowing with one gleaming horn
He breathes out the last of the mist from his birth
In the coolness his hooves barely touch the earth
Some say he is made from pure love, hope, and light
But you'll only see him when your eyes are closed tight
You won't find this place on a map or a chart
The only route there is to travel by heart.

So you want to travel to the Land of the Unicorn
Where magic exists and fairies are born
You must first close your eyes and open your heart
Only then will your wonderful journey start
Though everything seems misty, try not to stare
If you look much too closely nothing will be there
The air is so cool, yet incredibly still...
Like something's to happen and probably will
You stop breathing to notice there's not a sound to be heard
Not a tree in the wind- not the song of a bird
On your cheek you feel the sweet breath of warm air
And you turn to find the Unicorn standing there
For a moment you stare right into his eyes
He is old and he is young and he is very, very wise
You swear to keep the secret of all these magical things
And then you are invited to try some fairy wings
Beams of sun break through the clouds as if by his command
And then you see a fairy who takes you by the hand
Her hair is golden swirling curls sparkling with dew
Her dress is like white taffeta flecked with bits of blue
They take you through a thick of woods til a clearing you can spy
You blink your eyes in disbelief as flower petals fall from the sky
The air is sweet with many things
You turn to notice you have fairy wings
To the lillies you go upon his back, as you go to deliver dew
Though this is something you've never done,
It's something you always knew
Though no time passes, the day is done
You sadly turn to see the setting of the sun
And so you wake in your bed, hair still sparkling with dew
With memories of secret things...on fairy wings you flew

©Katie Connolly and her mom

The Unicorn

A long time ago when the earth was green,
There were more kinds of animals than you'd ever seen.
They'd run around free when the ark was bring born,
But the loveliest of them all was the Unicorn.

CHORUS:
There was green alligators and long-necked geese,
Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees,
Some cats and rats and elephants, But sure as you're born
The loveliest of them all was the Unicorn.

Now God seen some sinning and it gave him pain.
And he says, "Stand back, I'm gonna make it rain."
He says, "Hey Brother Noah, I'll tell you what to do,
Build me a floating zoo."

CHORUS:
And take some of them green alligators and long-necked geese,
Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees,
Some cats and rats and elephants, But sure as you're born,
Don't you forget my Unicorn.

Old Noah was there to answer the call.
He finished up making the ark just as the rain started falling.
He marched in the animals, two by two
And he called out as they went through.

CHORUS:
Hey Lord, I got your green alligators and long-necked geese,
Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees,
Some cats and rats and elephants,
But Lord, I'm so forlorn, I just can't see no Unicorns.

Then, Noah looked out through the driving rain,
Them Unicorns were hiding, playing silly games,
Kicking and splashing while the rain was pouring.
Oh, them silly Unicorns.

CHORUS:
There were green alligators and long-necked geese,
Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees,
Noah cried, :Close the door cause the rain is pouring,
And we just can't wait for no Unicorns

The ark started moving, it drifted with the tides.
Them Unicorns looked up from their rocks and they cried,
And the waters came down and sort of floated them away.
And, that's why you've never seen a Unicorn to this very day.

CHORUS:
You'll see green alligators and long-necked geese,
Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees,
Some cats and rats and elephants, But sure as you're born,
You're never gonna see no Unicorn.

Shel Silverstein

The beautiful "Avalon" painting is ©Delight.
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