‘My dear fairy child’
\nRead my grandmother’s letter,
\n‘My dear, pay heed
\nThis comes to you, all the way from the kingdom of the sun
\nWhere the sun never sets, where there are no dreams
\nFor they are all realized
\nWe know neither thirst nor hunger
\nWe care for neither happiness nor sorrow
\nContentment shines through every pore of our existence
\nAnd yet, today, from nowhere, flew a shard of a memory
\nFrom another world, from another time
\nAnd lodged itself in my being, refusing to leave
\nTill I collected all the sunbeams from my kingdom
\nWeaved them together in to words, imprisoning them in this letter
\nAnd leaving them at your doorstep
\nMy child, when you read this, take heed,
\nI will always remember you
\nAs a gift from the angels,
\nWith a smile rivalling the sun’s grandeur
\nAnd a heart, as soft as down
\nYet as strong as a diamond
\nThat smile can crumble any fortress, any enemy’s evil designs
\nWhile that heart can house love for the entire universe
\nDecimating it too, if it turns against humanity
\nRemember, balance is the key to a good, fulfilling life
\nYou already know, this be the only letter ever required from me
\nLive well, child
\nI will sleep well tonight…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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