Tell us a story to make us see
Things that gleamed on us long ago
Daisy meadows and fairy rings,
Greening woods, where the brown thrush sings,
And the shining blue where a sea-gull wings,
Teller of tales!
Tell us a story to make us hear
Murmurs we dreamed ere we were born;
Rippling water and running breeze,
Bobolink’s note in the windy trees,
And the mighty silence of summer seas,
Teller of tales!
Tell us a story to make us feel
Childhood’s blood in our veins again.
For we are tired of grown-up fears,
Tired of grown-up pains and tears,
Sick of the stretch of the sordid years.
Give us a chance to laugh again,
Give us a play hour in our pain,
Teller of tales!
(Laura Benet)
More Poetry from Laura Benet:
Laura Benet Poems based on Topics: Nature, Pain, Summer, Fear, Chance- "She Wandered After Strange Gods." (Laura Benet Poems)
- "Feathers - Flowers" (Laura Benet Poems)
- Adventure (Laura Benet Poems)
- Cushy Cow (Laura Benet Poems)
- To A Parrot In A Farmhouse (Laura Benet Poems)
- The Penny (Laura Benet Poems)