the fairy robes

published in Bem-te-vi magazine in 1931

The greats say they are
cobwebs on the floor;
but we both know well
which are the robes of fairies,
that have already been washed,
and they are drying afterwards.

On morning walks,
in the bushes, rose bushes,
we see perfectly
over the grass, stretched out,
the translucent fabrics,
shining in the rising sun.

Big ps say they are
cobwebs on the floor.
But when the dew is gone,
the golden webs disappear,
because the fairies wore them...
It's just a matter of name!

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