A valiant knight in shining armor
A beauteous princess seeking a hand
A kind and charming bounteous farmer
That becomes ruler of the mystic land

A cascade of bejeweled fairytales
Embedded in endless pages
Thousands of magical paths and trails
The stories of many ages

A velvety cushion beneath my feet
A fantasy in my mind
An image of a world complete
With whimsical humankind

Flipping through the ancient tomes
Imaginating the scenes
A tale of petite garden gnomes
Of princes and kings and queens

Oh, how I miss being right at home
With my magical little friends
Even this dainty little poem
Can’t capture how each tale ends

Sitting on the dilapidated couch
The book within my sight
Upon the plush seat I slouch
My heart encased in delight

Gently placing the book in my hand
I feast on the creation of word
Little did I understand
These reveries would be deferred

Oh, how my life has unfurled
How change comes out of the blue
How I wish that our veridical world
Could be like a fairytale too

— OrcasTogether