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Bern's Fairy Poems. 
Fairies and Cities.
Her Majesty, Royal Highness the Fairy Queen,
is much astonished at the cities I have seen.
I have told her about old Singapore,
a city of the rich and of the very poor.
Canberra in Australia a quaint little city,
Is so far away which is a great pity.
Rio de Janeiro down South America way,
is a city where people just love to play.
New York on the east coast of the USA,
is too big and noisy I am sorry to say.
Berlin she visited only last spring,
She was impressed with almost everything.
Vienna she enjoyed a wonderful city of dance,
as I described it her eyes were in a trance.
Paris she has visited; a city quite old,
it was one winter and it was very cold.
London she said was much too formal,
I told her for the British that, that was normal.
I spoke about cities both near and far,
of broad wide roads paved with tar.
Of gardens, museums, churches large and small,
and of as many cities that I could recall.
Her Majesty then called a royal meeting,
I was asked to speak the formal greeting.
All the little folk came in one's and two's,
they were all eager to hear the Royal News.
Now all of the little folk want to go abroad,
to visit my cities of their own accord.
I was asked to be their special guide,
an honour that fills me with pride.
We will not travel by ship or fly in a plane,
Magic will transport us down my memory lane.
I will open my mind to one and all,
At each and every city we will call.
This will probably take some time,
I will tell you about it in my next rhyme.
Part two of Fairies and Cities.
The fairies are impressed by all the cities I have seen.
I was told in confidence by Her Majesty the Fairy Queen.
In Canberra they found it rather too hot you know,
although the Blue Mountains are covered in snow.
In Rio de Janeiro they had some real good fun,
Me myself I got badly burned by the midday sun.
In Paris they learned about the Gallery Louvre,
Mona Lisa's smile got them all in the groove.
Peking and the rather long Chinese wall,
reminded them of poor Humpty Dumpty's great fall.
They used a lot of magic in Singapore,
to help all the weak and the many poor.
While visiting New York in the USA,
most of the People had no time to play.
Vienna with its music from Mozart and Strauss,
I know would have pleased my little family mouse.
London is old and has bridges and a tower,
but the Queen it seems has no real power.
The charm of Germany's old city of Berlin,
Where under the Linden Trees we all drank pink Gin,
the fairies want to go back there again,
Either that or I must take them to Spain.
I opened my mind to all the fairies in my house,
and as special guests I invited my family mouse.
The Fairies know all my secrets right from my birth,
some that are very happy cause them great mirth.
The Fairy Queen thought it was time to make an end,
It was not right all my secrets for them to rend.
Now they all know only about the big cities,
that and a few of my off shore ditties.
It was pleasant strolling down my memory lane,
and one day soon we will all do it again.
