O have you seen my fairy steed?
His eyes are wild, his mane is white,
He feeds upon an elfin weed
In cool of autumn night.
O have you heard my fairy steed,
Whose cry is like a wandering loon?
He mourns some cloudy star-strewn mead
On mountains of the moon.
O have you tamed my fairy horse,
To mount upon his back and ride?
He tears the great trees in his course,
Nor ever turns aside.
‘Tis he who tames a fairy thing
Must suffer want and bitter fate!
Deftly the bridles did I fling
That brought him to my gate.
I soothed and fed and tendered him
Sweet herbs and honey in a cup,
And led him in the twilight dim
To where a spring welled up.
But there his wings they waved so bright
Before my eyes, I drooped and slept.
When I awoke, it seemed dark night.
I raised my voice and wept.
Alas, my lightsome fairy steed!
I saw my pastures trampled bare
Where I had sown the springtime seed
And planted flowers rare!
I saw my barns a mass of flame!
His fiery wings had glanced in flight.
And me – a prey to fear and shame –
He left, to seek the light!
(Laura Benet)
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