ONCE UPON A TIME:

Listen child; let me tell you a story of once upon a time,

Once upon a time, there were trees that embraced the sky,

There were birdies of rainbow feathers, flying up on high,

There were beasts of stripes & spots, living in cave & dens,

There were flowers blooming wild, in colours of pretty gems,

The oceans & seas held hands, with lakes & icy cold streams,

Rivers, ponds, giggling, laughing with smiles prettily pristine,

Air was breathable, thin, transparent & so clear back then,

Heather, lilac & poppies grew in forests, fields & mossy glen,

Bees once hummed & butterflies in the sunshine, once flew,

Moons shone, suns warmed & mornings were kissed with dew,

Times when men shook hands, hugged, loved & gently smiled,

I only hope that one day, when you are fully grown my child,

You´ll never have to say to your own babes, “Once upon a time”.