CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s verse moves from a speculative fantasy verse about the coming of trolls and knights to an unsuspecting world, to an urban fantasy verse about someone's first encounter with a fairy and a troll. It is taken from Another 365 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2019. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Lesson Learned The fairy shimmered in the pond, as it flew from tree to tree. The fairy shimmered in the pond, but it would not fly to me. I looked up to watch it pass, caught the briefest shine of fairy dust, but when I looked into the pond, it had passed and I could not see. I was sure I’d seen a fairy pass, in the still depths of the pond. In truth it passed me well above, the lily pads and long fern fronds. In truth it passed me well above, but it faded from the eye, so only in the pond’s still depths could I watch the fair...

So, after a midnight finish to the writing and research, yesterday, I slept until seven, and then had housework to catch up on. I think I managed a few hundred words on the novel, before heading up to Sydney on an errand. We left at 13:00, and got back at around 20:00. Needless to say, after cooking dinner, and putting the podling to bed, I am knackered. About the last thing I wanted to do in the email round-up was to get my head around yet another new app because my team had decided that was the only way all players could be kept informed for an event, regardless of how they felt about it. So, yay... I get to learn another skill... I guess. Anyway, highlight of the day was the sunset coming back from Sydney. It lifted my spirits. Let's hope it lifts yours, too. And there was rain! Made my day. Here's hoping your days ended just as well. Take care out there - and stay safe.