Dance of the Wild Faeries - Gary Stadler, Wendy Rule

I wandered alone to the forest one night

Led by a music strange to hear

And followed the glow of a shimmering light

That seemed to grow distant as I grew near

The woods were alive with the fragrance of spring

But winter was everywhere clear to see

The moon shone bright and a bat on the wing

Beckoned me closer and said to me

A clearing close in the forest you’ll find

A fabulous banquet, a faerie ball

If you close your eyes and you open your mind

The veil disappears and you’ll see it all

Come and play as the wild fairies play

In a magical circle, a faerie ring

You won’t want to leave and forever you’ll stay

Where the vision is bright as spring

Come and dance the wild faerie dance

Spin in a circle as fast as light

Once you begin you are caught in a trance

And the world can grow old in a single night

When I closed my eyes to the shimmering light

All memory faded and I could see

That a mushroom circle of red and white

And myriad faeries surrounded me

Beyond all space and beyond all time

On gossamer wings did the faeries fly

With a joy unknown to a music sublime

The faeries danced, and there danced I

Come and play as the wild faeries play

In a magical circle, a faerie ring

You won’t want to leave and forever you’ll stay

Where the vision is bright as spring

Come and dance the wild faerie dance

Spin in a circle as fast as light

Once you begin you are caught in a trance

And the world can grow old in a single night

Those who seek us surely find us

See the trail we leave behind us

Some bewildered, some enlightened

Some are brave, some are frightened

Are we kind or are we vicious?

Nectar poison or delicious?

That, my sweet, you will discover

Faerie foe, or faerie lover

Come and play as the wild faeries play

In a magical circle, a fairy ring

You won’t want to leave and forever you’ll stay

Where the vision is bright as spring

Come and dance the wild faerie dance

Spin in a circle as fast as light

Once you begin you are caught in a trance

And the world can grow old in a single night

I wandered alone to the forest one night

Led by a music strange and clear

If you happen to pass when the moon is bright

And the veils are thin you will find me here

If the veils are thin you will find me here