Frost Faeries

March 25, 2013 by annekealy

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.

Posted in Poetry, Writing | Tagged childhood, cold, diva, dragon, faeries, fairies, fairy, fantasy, frost, Morning, Poetry, songs, stealing, sunlight. Writing, theft, unicorn, winter | 22 Comments

22 Responses

on March 25, 2013 at 2:51 pm | Reply verbaldiarist

Lovely! 🙂
- on March 25, 2013 at 3:08 pm | Reply annekealy
  
  Thanks Kathy xx
on March 25, 2013 at 7:59 pm | Reply Lucid Gypsy

Beautiful writing Anne, can I reblog it?
on March 25, 2013 at 9:21 pm | Reply annekealy

Thank you. Yes of course, I’d be delighted for you reblog, just credit me.
Anne x
on March 27, 2013 at 2:23 pm | Reply Laura Creber

As ever, beautiful and sensitive. so evocative. X
- on March 27, 2013 at 4:51 pm | Reply annekealy
  
  Awww! Thanks Laura xx
on March 28, 2013 at 9:03 pm | Reply Lucid Gypsy

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.
- on March 29, 2013 at 12:08 am | Reply annekealy
  
  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
on March 28, 2013 at 9:10 pm | Reply Let's CUT the Crap!

Totally a.w.e.s.o.m.e.
- on March 28, 2013 at 11:56 pm | Reply annekealy
  
  Thank you so much 🙂
on March 28, 2013 at 9:11 pm | Reply newpillowbook

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!
- on March 28, 2013 at 11:57 pm | Reply annekealy
  
  I’m really glad you found me , thanks to Gilly. Many thanks for your kind feedback 🙂
on March 28, 2013 at 9:24 pm | Reply blackandwrite

What a beautiful poem. Thank you for sharing it.
- on March 29, 2013 at 12:00 am | Reply annekealy
  
  Thank you so much. It is lovely to get feedback and I do appreciate it 🙂
on March 29, 2013 at 7:17 am | Reply dadirri7

thanks to lucidgypsy for sending me here … love the frosty fairy poem 🙂
- on March 29, 2013 at 11:16 am | Reply annekealy
  
  Thank you, it’s great of Lucid Gypsy to direct folk here. Much appreciated 🙂
on March 29, 2013 at 12:51 pm | Reply Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Lovely poem. So picturesque.
- on March 30, 2013 at 12:59 pm | Reply annekealy
  
  Thank you
on March 29, 2013 at 2:50 pm | Reply wightrabbit

Your delicately~woven words are so descriptive, in such surprising ways. delghtful, Anne and thanks to Gilly Gee for directing me to your site! 🙂
- on March 30, 2013 at 1:00 pm | Reply annekealy
  
  What lovely feedback, Thank you
on March 30, 2013 at 10:53 am | Reply Island Traveler

Beautiful, playful, passionate, irresitibly charming.
- on March 30, 2013 at 1:00 pm | Reply annekealy
  
  Thank you for your kind words 🙂