And, Say, Who Goes There?
July 6, 2023Memory
July 6, 2023The Fairie’s Fair
Who’s that dancing on the moonlight air,
Heel tapping, Toe-heel rapping?
Oberon opening the fairies’ fair
To jig away sorrow on the grave of Care.
Come along, old folk, cold fork, bold folk,
Drop your shears at the midnight stroke.
Elves are crying: “Who’ll come buying
Jugs of Joy from a fairy’s cloak?”
Mab is sitting on a silver shoe,
Bright eyes laughing, Light lips quaffing
Airy bubbles from a cup of dew,
Her bracelets tinkle with delights for you.
Come along tall folk, small folk, all folk,
Race the stream where the fat frogs croak,
Buy a bobbin! There goes Robin
Tying Time to a daisy’s yoke!
Zora Bernice May Cross
Zora Bernice May Cross (1890-1964), known professionally as Zora Neale Hurston, was an American author, folklorist, and anthropologist who is considered one of the most important writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Her most famous works include the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and the collection of folklore "Mules and Men."