One by One

     One by one, they pranced in morning’s gloom
     stirring the ghostly mist upon the land.
     The unicorns drew near hypnotic seas
     tossing their nimble heads and long white manes.

     One by one, the virgin sprites appeared
     dancing upon frothy waves of dreams
     and shifting sands of timeless love to bond
     one by one with her arriving steed.

     One by one in waters tossed ahead
     of braking waves, a bio-luminescence
     twinkles as it transforms into azure
     butterflies which stream like tattered ribbons.

     One by one the butterflies adorn
     the fabled horses and phantom sprites,
     revealing little by little their graceful charms
     as sunlight paints the clouds a fragile pink.

     One by one the wizards appear in star-
     emblazoned robes, gray beards, and conical hats
     with sparkling wands in hand to send this sight
     into the mystic world of forgotten dreams.