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Writer's pictureChizzy Okolo

The Tale of Orla

At the Fortress of Orla 

Where the fairy people stay

The fire burns bright 

The ogres leave day by day


The leprechaun council 

Made a grave mistake 

The Orlan people’s stomachs

Grumble in ache


For the underworld is closed 

Transportation has stopped 

The river runs dry

The dancing clovers will no longer pop


The giants are shrinking

Fairies are going mad

The fortress is creaking 

There’s no more fun to be had 


The huntsmen wait

By the stone wall

Wailing in pain 

As the fairies have no magic at all


The Fortress of Orlan must close all its doors

The people must leave 

There is no hope anymore 


But one fairy wanders in

She looks a wee bit lost 

She has a singular poppy

Full of mist, but at a cost


This mist is sacred

The mist of the greats 

Who live in the clouds

far, far away


She shares her mist

As she has no use

But she will be queen

The leprechaun’s brains are full of booze 


She reigns at the fortress of Orla

The people are saved

The underworld is open

The bad has gone away



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Marsha Kalkowski
Marsha Kalkowski
Mar 06

Great writing, Chizzy! Thanks for sharing your adventures! -

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