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Fairy Houses and the magic of childhood

July 22, 2013 2

The Children splash and play in the bath. Suddenly they stop, ears pricked, listening with their whole bodies. Outside the window, Tinkerbell (a.k.a. Grampa) rings a silver bell. The children are rapt. “Did the fairies find the house that we built for them?” “Will the fairies drink the juice which we left for them?” Their imaginations dance like fireflies Later …

A South African wife, poet and mother. Sula was the founding member of the Durban Live Poets Society (LiPS) in 1995 which she headed until leaving Durban in 2000. She has had journal extracts published in Fair Lady Magazine and in the anthology “Glass Jars Among Trees” and her poetry, for which she has won several prizes, has been published in various South African and international anthologies. Sula is a loving mother to 4 children and loves hiking, the outdoors, reading, writing, cooking, baking and sewing. (written by my husband :) ) You can e-mail Sula at sula1968@gmail.com