Fairies and Elves Poems By Lynn Barany I reached into my pocket And pulled out a tiny pin, On the top there danced a fairy So minute, with the sweetest grin. This Is What She Said To Me: I will help you in the bad times And make sure you have good health. I was taught so very much In the forest with the elves. Remember when you believed in me When you were oh so small? Have you forgotten your childish dreams, Did you forget them all? I could be inside your locket Or maybe in a shoe. I can take up residence Anywhere you choose. If you cannot find me, Search within your heart, Remember all those fairy tales When your life began its start. Why did you quit believing In the fairies and the elves? When did you stop listening To the child within yourself?

Hi, Thank you for coming to my poetry site. I hope you've enjoyed reading my poems and will come back again to this humble poets home -- Island Poetry. Every poem is original and is derived from my daily encounters, thoughts, experiences, relationships and contacts with family, loved ones, friends, nature, the world and people at large. My poetry is simple, uncomplicated, straight-forward and honest coming from the heart, soul, a spiritual presence and obviously God -- Her/Himself. Thus, once the idea and first line of a poem "pops" into my head, the balance of my poems "arrive to me" more or less complete requiring only my immediate and total attention and focus in its writing down, with minimal additional work or effort thereafter. While belonging to the International Society of Poets, I have also been fortunate to have had the support and publication of many of my poems by local community newspapers, faith groups, charitable organizations, and in various anthologies published by the National Library of Poetry and catalogued in the U.S. Library of Congress - Publication Data ISBN 1-56167-256-4 I now live on lower Vancouver Island, off the Canadian west coast. Although originally from the Canadian province of Ontario, I have over the years also lived in the province of Manitoba, as well as Germany. Once again thank you for reading my work, hope you enjoyed and found it relevant also to your own experiences of the living, loving and challenges of everyday life. I truly would appreciate and love to hear from anyone with comments, critiques, suggestions or what-have-you. Email Me - lynnbarany@islandpoetry.com Regards, Lynn Barany (Hanna)