28. I'd Love to be a Fairy's Child. Graves, Robert. 1918. Fairies and Fusiliers

Robert Graves (1895–1985). Fairies and Fusiliers. 1918.

28. I’d Love to be a Fairy’s Child


CHILDREN born of fairy stock
Never need for shirt or frock,
Never want for food or fire,
Always get their heart’s desire:
Jingle pockets full of gold,	5
Marry when they’re seven years old.
Every fairy child may keep
Two strong ponies and ten sheep;
All have houses, each his own,
Built of brick or granite stone;	10
They live on cherries, they run wild—
I’d love to be a Fairy’s child.