The Fairies Dance Poem by Douglas McClarty

I watched the misty moon that night
As I walked along the Fivey Road
Though dark there was a sliver glow
A beam from the heavens to the earth below
Like a giant spotlight shining on Knockglade
Then in a moment it began to fade
I stood in silence there was not a sound
And then I felt inspired to look around
Fairies were dancing on Stranocum Rath
They emerged in pairs from an open shaft
They were tiny, some dressed green others white
I stood in awe at this wondrous sight.
They joined hands in a circle dancing around
Humming a sweet lullaby a beautiful sound.
Then the circle broke they turned looked at me
And beckoned I join them to sit on this tree.
In the centre of the ring I relaxed on a branch
I watch until dawn as they merrily danced.
Then like the misty moon they faded away
As the night changed to a bright sunny day.
For years now I walk when there's a misty moon
Just hoping to see them and hear the same tune
Only I know, beneath that mound of green grass
There lives the fairies I watched dance,
at Stranocum Rath.