Moonlit Hollow

Moonlight drips on silver leaves

Deep beneath the willow trees

Tiny footsteps, velvet eyes

Watching where the cradle lies

Hush now, darling, do not weep

The fae don’t wander while you sleep

But if the window’s open wide

They may come with the turning tide

Oh, the fairies envy mortal hearts

The way they love, the way they are

They dance in circles, cold and pale

And steal the children without a trail

Softly singing through the night

Golden hair and candlelight

Little hands and porcelain skin

The fae will lure the children in

They weave their spells with honeyed songs

Promise where the lost belong

A crown of flowers, roots, and thorns

A child stolen before the dawn

Oh, the fairies envy mortal hearts

The way they break, the way they start

They cannot age, they cannot die

So they steal the laughter from human eyes

In the hollow hills they stay

Keeping stolen names away

Human mothers call and cry

But the woods give no reply

So lock your doors when dusk turns blue

And keep your children close to you

For jealous wings still drift unseen

Where moonlight stains the forest green

Oh, the fairies envy mortal hearts

The fleeting fire that makes them art

And every century, soft and wild

They steal away another child…