My Fairy
I have a fairy by my side
Which says I must not sleep,
When once in pain I loudly cried
It said "You must not weep."
If full of mirth, I smile and grin,
It says "You must not laugh;"
When once I wished to drink some gin
It said "You must not quaff."
When once a meal I wished to taste
It said "You must not bite;"
When to the wars I went in haste
It said "You must not fight".
"What may I do?" at length I cried,
Tired of the painful task.
The fairy quietly replied,
And said "You must not ask."
Lewis Carroll -
(From Useful and Instructive Poetry, 1845)
3 comments:
fairy - sounds more like a soul mite
what a crappy fariy! she's fired.
I love the fairy!! Don't fire her... she's just new to her job and doesn't want to admit she doesn't know what she's doing!
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