Peace & Pleasure

There are days when a person has to take a day or so for themselves and find a peaceful spot in SL. The stress level in SL some days is totally off the charts. And seeing as I am no longer partnered and no longer hanging with a lot of people, I decided to look for a place where I could run to if ever need be. It took two teleports to find this place and when I did, I never wanted to leave.

As I knelt down in the center of the circle of these mushrooms, the fae dragon cracked open one eye and puffed out a cloud of smoke as a greeting. I introduced myself and offered a drop of my own blood as a sign that I intended no harm. She took my offering and sang me a song...

I wandered alone to the forest one night 
Led by a music strange to hear 
And followed the glow of a shimmering light 
That seemed to grow distant as I grew near 
The woods were alive with the fragrance of spring 
But winter was everywhere clear to see 
The moon shone bright and a bat on the wing 
Beckoned me closer and said to me 
A clearing close in the forest you'll find 
A fabulous banquet, a faerie ball 
If you close your eyes and you open your mind 
The veil disappears and you'll see it all 
Come and play as the wild fairies play 
In a magical circle, a faerie ring 
You won't want to leave and forever you'll stay 
Where the vision is bright as spring 
Come and dance the wild faerie dance
Spin in a circle as fast as light
Once you begin you are caught in a trance
And the world can grow old in a single night
When I closed my eyes to the shimmering light 
All memory faded and I could see 
That a mushroom circle of red and white 
And myriad faeries surrounded me 
Beyond all space and beyond all time 
On gossamer wings did the faeries fly 
With a joy unknown to a music sublime 
The faeries danced, and there danced I 
Come and play as the wild faeries play 
In a magical circle, a faerie ring 
You won't want to leave and forever you'll stay 
Where the vision is bright as spring 
Come and dance the wild faerie dance 
Spin in a circle as fast as light 
Once you begin you are caught in a trance 
And the world can grow old in a single night 
Those who seek us surely find us 
See the trail we leave behind us 
Some bewildered, some enlightened 
Some are brave, some are frightened
Are we kind or are we vicious? 
Nectar poison or delicious? 
That, my sweet, you will discover 
Faerie foe, or faerie lover
Come and play as the wild faeries play 
In a magical circle, a fairy ring 
You won't want to leave and forever you'll stay 
Where the vision is bright as spring 
Come and dance the wild faerie dance 
Spin in a circle as fast as light 
Once you begin you are caught in a trance 
And the world can grow old in a single night 
I wandered alone to the forest one night 
Led by a music strange and clear 
If you happen to pass when the moon is bright 
And the veils are thin you will find me here 
If the veils are thin you will find me here


As the song ended I was startled to realize that I had spent a whole week inside that fairy ring. But I was not scared or even upset, no, I was alive and free. I looked at the fae dragon with gloriously sparkling eyes and thanked her. She had awaken a part of me that I had long forgotten. Hopes and dreams were still alive. The past is really the past and we can only move forward.

As I said goodbye to the magical land I realized that I had turned over a new leaf. I was me again and I was never going back to what wasn't true.