Once Upon A Kitchen Floor

from Fairy & Folk Tales by Joshua David Ling

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Once Upon a kitchen floor, 
A girl named Keavy knelt
. She scrubbed away at the stone there, 
And few knew with what she dealt. 
She imagined fancies of the world, 
And stories to pass the time,
 But something inherently sad, 
Continually crossed her mind.  

Ever since Keavy was brought into her world,
 Tragedy seemed to hold tight. 
For when she took her very first breath,
 Her Mother didn't last through the night.
 Her Mother had died giving birth to her.
 There was nothing that she could have done.
 But this didn't stop Keavy, 
From enjoying the rising of the sun

.  Her mind wandered back to a fanciful tale
, She had heard from when she was little,
 A tale her father had told her,
 When her heart was brittle.
 But as the memories of her father, 
Drifted right into view, 
Something else even more terrible, 
Suddenly shifted and grew.
  
Her Father died when she was 5. 
She barely remembered him.
 But she felt certain that she knew him well, 
Thanks to her sister Erin.
 The two of them had precious time, 
When they both went to bed,
 Telling each other the wonderful stories, 
That would dance inside of their heads.  
Oh how she'd long to go outside,
 And talk with her sister there. 
But Erin was to do the yard work, 
And Keavy was to stay right here.

  "KEAVY!!!"   Sounded an annoyed voice,
 And Keavy responded brightly.  

Keavy: "I'll be upstairs in just a few moments!"

  Then she ascended the stairs lightly.

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from Fairy & Folk Tales, released February 26, 2021

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Joshua David Ling Augusta, Georgia

I am Joshua David Ling, and I am a storyteller. I’ve been telling stories ever since I was a wee tot in diapers. Mom and Dad couldn’t stop me, no matter how hard they tried. Of course, it didn’t help that I had a steady diet of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and other anachronistic tales that instilled in me a sense of wonder, longing, and chivalry. ... more