A Tiny Pea

A princess complained:

Please move me. I can’t sleep the pain is far too intense.
I can aspire to be so,
so small.
I can hide in a crack
In the corner
of a tea cup (in the farthest
circular edge). I could
lie between the mattress,
40 mattresses deep
and wait-
and wait –
Please move me. I can’t sleep.
The pain is far too intense.

A princess complained:

2.

Fable

Crow is eating cheese.

Cunning Fox,
Red with snow white tipped tail—

“I sit below your branch
Mouth open,
Wide toothy grin,
And wait, and wait
Would I—”

Crow-
“Fly to my branch?
Or bring me to your level?”

3.

Kid Wish

I want
to hold
a butterfly
in my hand
and borrow the powdered
wings
as shadow for my eyes.