Reverie Of a Cloud Cuckoo Land

Amna Shirin M
12 A
KV no.1 Palakkad

Occult myths and fairy tales.

Werewolves and Vampires to the Dryads and Naiads.
What if the transcendental creatures once lived amidst us eons ago?
Search with a true heart and you may find them again.
The blood of the fairies in the ballet dancers who hover in the air a second longer than the
others or in the gleaming eyes of your neighbour.
The spirit of goblins in the little girl who never forgets a promise or in the crooked nose of
the guy at the bank.
Souls of dryads in the hikers who never trip over tree roots. You can see it in the suburban
grandmother who never lets her garden die.
The blood of mermaids in the swimmer who commands the water with every stroke. And in
the girl in your class who always has a water bottle up on her desk.
The tune of sirens in the most persuasive girl in your class. Or in the media person who
always gets the celebrity to answer their questions.
You can see the blood of shapeshifters in the way an actor changes into their character with
scary accuracy or in your friend who is a bit too good at blending into a crowd.
People who carry the blood of werewolves may not change with the full moon anymore but
they always seem to go a little feral once a month or the way they gobble down curried
meat at 3 in the morning.
Covet them, seek them out around you, and you will hold the secret of unfeigned magic in
the world.