Thirteen fairies danced across the hallway
and we almost didn’t believe it was real.
Twelve of them had wings as soft as dreams,
but one had wings that sparkled in the light.
Eleven decided they wanted to wear dresses
made of sunshine and we made them dresses.
Ten were older than us, so we listened to
their advice and agreed to follow it precisely.
Nine said they’d never been here before; we
gave them a tour and smiled as they danced.
Eight wanted to see what the pool was all about
and then we sewed little swimsuits for them. 
Seven were in awe of the baked goods upon the
kitchen shelf and so we made them to-go boxes.
Six spoke of stories from their travels and then
we realized life was not so easy for fairies.
Five had never watched a comedy movie; we
showed them our favorites and they laughed.
Four were unaware that we went to school
everyday and we agreed to take them tomorrow.
Three could cast magical spells and made us
promise to always use magic to create good.
Two looked a lot like us and we wondered if
somehow we were related to any fairies.
One was about to say something when Mom
exclaimed “Time for dinner, put your toys away”!