A Fae New Year

Skating on starlightPristine as a moonbeamFairies dance to celebrateAnother year’s endSinging in a fresh startThe Fairy court rejoicesTo see the endless cycleTurn and turn again Moon falls softlyDawn glimmers in the eastTime for all the Fae folkTo head for ElvenhomeA shimmer and they vanishFrom this world to the nextLiminally waitingTil next it’s time to roam.

The Day I Met the Wee Folk

In early summer, the wood is filled With leafy green and yellow flowers My feet disappear in the lush grass Sun shines dappled through the canopy And drops light piecemeal onto the forest floor I met them there in a fairy ring The wee folk, the fae The leader doffed his cap to me One…

Silver: The Metal of Magical Protection

In reading and watching a great many fantasy-based stories, something that often comes up is the usefulness of silver as a protection and a weapon against dark forces and evil creatures. I started to wonder why: why silver? What made that so magical in the eyes of ancient peoples? I decided to see what the…