Wonderland

She walked through the trails.  The long fallen leaves crunching beneath her little feet. She couldn’t help but smile as crisp winds whispered in her ear and wild flowers guided her to new and mysterious lands.

She wished the day would never end as she traveled deep in the heart of Neverland.  With every step she took and behind every turn, at the bottom of every hill, there was another nook and cranny with a new adventure to take. 

She wandered aimlessly feeling the mossy rocks beneath her hands.  Finding shelter in the rocky caves and making furniture of the fallen trees. It was an innocent day full of life hidden amongst the trees.

She would wish upon the dandelions and have tea with the squirrels.  Enjoying the concert put on by the blue jays and the dance of butterflies.  Her imagination ran free and her heart couldn’t help but sing.  She only knew a child’s world, but to her this was a heaven’s dream.

As her day came to an end, she was presented with a white rose.  The deer lined up to bow and the grizzly sat on a log.  Rabbits hopped beside her and the dragon flies whispered in her ear.  They sent her off in a royal fashion and invited her back every year.

Now she stands a woman long grown looking in the mirror.  Eyes staring back at her longing for that of a simpler time.  When things get to be too much and knowing she cannot go back, she lies in the grass with a white rose upon her chest.  Staring up at the sky,  she takes a few deep breaths. Then she buys a favor from the clouds and they take her back to a time when she was the queen of Wonderland.

Copyright 2012   ~SMH~