Child of Light

Child of Light

The sunlight filters through the sheers,

She looks out at the morn so clear.

The breeze is calling her to play

Shall she follow and greet the day?

She races out into grassy fields,

Such beauty, how can it be real?

She turns and sees the ancient tree,

Reaching upward, oh so green.

This tree has been her fairy tale,

And for her, it has never failed.

The sea of green around her waves,

Grassy fields in leafy shade.

The tree stands high above the ground,

Casting shade to all around.

She climbs amidst the leafy boughs,

Never fearing to glance down.

The day is perfect, blue and bright,

Sunshine dazzling in the sky.

The leaves whisper amongst themselves

Of this new royal in their boughs

“Her slender frame we will protect,

For she is young and can’t know yet

That beauty isn’t always true,

And fades sometimes like morning dew.”

The world around makes her their queen;

She reigns over all she can see.

The land spreads out before her eyes,

Stretching out to meet the skies.

In the distance, it becomes

A magic kingdom in the sun.