Moonflower

There once was a fairy small and soft

Like the pale moonlight’s silver glow

Her kin had petals white as snow

And a bell shape so distinct to linger in your thought

Little dancers only bloomed for the moon’s nightly glow

As the moonlight descended far and wide on the world

The fairy and her kin would dance and bask long

Until the daylight meant the moon no longer shone

Pale moonflower

What secrets do you hold?

If I seek you gently

Would you tell me how to unfold

Pale moonflower

Basking at the moon

Whisper in my ear

Is the journey ahead long?

Humans saw these beautiful blooms

And in their greed they thought this is of use

Of a purpose to cure their nightmares

For its beautiful dance means immunity to these ails

So they plucked and tore unaware of it all

Of the cries and pleads of the fairy and her home

Pale skin now shivers in anger for a grief that turned, tangled and brewed

Like long twisted branches that would swallow you under

The moonflowers had one last stand to endure

Pale moonflower

What secrets do you hold?

If I seek you gently

Would you tell me how to unfold

Pale moonflower

Basking at the moon

Whisper in my ear

Is the journey ahead long?

Sadness turns to potent poison, and the blooms now invite to pluck at any gloom

For the arrogance of the humans was swift, and cold under

So the gods looked away at the moonflower’s revenge

And the humans that consumed her would never awoke, no never again.