Frost Faeries
They came on the chill of a windless night
with faces of glass, diamond eyes, startled hair –
the air crackling and splintering
before their icy breaths.
On brittle wings they hovered
and with spindled fingers etched in ice
upon my sleeping window
intricate fronds and filigrees, unicorns, dragons,
demons, whirling divas, souls of songs –
Sunlight-captured, burning bright and clear.
Waking now, I still hear strands of laughter
as they skate away – stealing
those far flung crystal mornings.
Lovely! 🙂
Thanks Kathy xx
Beautiful writing Anne, can I reblog it?
Thank you. Yes of course, I’d be delighted for you reblog, just credit me.
Anne x
As ever, beautiful and sensitive. so evocative. X
Awww! Thanks Laura xx
Reblogged this on Lucid Gypsy and commented:
If you are one of my regular, treasured visitors you will know that I don’t often re-blog, but this is my second today. This is Anne Kealy’s Poem Frost Faeries and I love it. In fact I’ve loved all the poems on her blog so far and if I wasn’t such a lazy poet her style and talent is what I would aspire to. Read and enjoy Frost Faeries, maybe take a peep around her work, you won’t be disappointed, LG.
No Idea how you technically reblogged this, (I’m most impressed) but Thank you very much. It’s lovely to have a wider audience and such positive responses 🙂 xx
Totally a.w.e.s.o.m.e.
Thank you so much 🙂
I just found my way here through the wilds of the Internet by following Lucid Gypsy’s footsteps, and I love this poem – the startled hair, the burning frost, the strands of laughter. You twist words into unlikely beautiful patterns!
I’m really glad you found me , thanks to Gilly. Many thanks for your kind feedback 🙂
What a beautiful poem. Thank you for sharing it.
Thank you so much. It is lovely to get feedback and I do appreciate it 🙂
thanks to lucidgypsy for sending me here … love the frosty fairy poem 🙂
Thank you, it’s great of Lucid Gypsy to direct folk here. Much appreciated 🙂
Lovely poem. So picturesque.
Thank you
Your delicately~woven words are so descriptive, in such surprising ways. delghtful, Anne and thanks to Gilly Gee for directing me to your site! 🙂
What lovely feedback, Thank you
Beautiful, playful, passionate, irresitibly charming.
Thank you for your kind words 🙂