Spangle Fairy

Change of state

Out of the window

The world has all the potential

Of a blank canvas

Ready for daubing with footsteps.

The angels of this Renaissance

Paint with every shade of laughter

But make the most of it

While it lasts –

It’s only water after all.

– Spangle Fairy

I was under the sea

And it was so fizzy and it was so bright and it was so funny

And the fish talked to me

And they were so noisy and they were so wise and they were so funny

And the coral sang to me

And it was so sweet and it was so pretty and it was so funny

And the whales danced with me

And they were so kind and they were so clumsy and they were so funny

And the crabs pinched at me

And they were so gentle and they were so colourful and they were so funny

And the water surrounded me

And it was so warm and it was so soft and it was so funny

Sandblasted and windlashed

We turn our faces inland.

Sea and sky

Are lead and ash and sombre slate,

Salt catches in our throats.

The goldenrod flecks in the pineapple ice cream

Are the brightest thing we’ve seen all morning,

And taste like pure sunshine.

SPANGLE FAIRY