Dream Within A Dream

I opened the door in answer to a knock And seeing who stood there Gave me quite a shock For there stood a fairy Looking sad and forlorn Her appearance was dirty Disheveled and worn Her shoes were all dusty Her hair a tangled mess She had knots in her ribbons And rips in her dress Her face was brown smudged Her lips cracked and dry Her wings were so tattered She no doubt could not fly. I welcomed her in And we sat down for tea This bedraggled little sprite And still in shock me I asked her to tell me The tale of her plight She looked at me sadly Tears made her eyes bright As she told me a story Of swords, lords and knights. Her beloved handsome Prince Whom she loved with all breath Had been wounded lay bleeding So very near death Hunched over his body While shouting to the skies He grasped her hand tightly Gazed into her eyes He managed to whisper With last dying breath Please go on without me In life find the best. As she finished her story I awoke with a start To a knock on my door And I felt my heart stop I snuck to the window And gave out a peek On the porch stood a unicorn With an ice cream cone horn...