Albertsons Supermarket was most accommodating for this days celebration because in their bakery was a white cake shaped into a pot of Leprechaun gold and sprinkled about were four leaf clovers on the serving tray. I had to ask for the chocolate cake however and the response shocked me in today’s society. The counter person responded back to me by saying “ if you continue to shop for fifteen minutes more I will make it special for you, what would you like it decorated with?”. Years ago I would have expected this kind of customer service but in today’s world, not so much. I sauntered back to the counter twenty minutes later to find a chocolate cake covered in an orange iced Leprechaun, green derby hat and even red lips on the cheek. Blue eyes and all smiles knowing somehow it was surrounded by shamrocks and a small green glass mug of Irish brew.

The festivities began early tonight as Karen and I tucked away in our bed at 9:30 pm. On the ceiling were the shadows of night but there was a strange lighting sequence placed near the ceiling fan. I stared at it for a moment with thoughts that were bewildering because I knew not from which it came. WIthout fanfare the light peeled away from the ceiling and moved without ceremony into the darkness. It totally disappered within a second or two and lay laughing at the prospects of the moment.

The 3′x4′ picture of the broadleaf plant hang within a gold leafed frame on the bedroom wall and the ink began to shape itself into a teddy bear. Astonished still by what the Faeries are capable of I lay mesmerized by the now. As fast as it had shaped into a fluffy bear it became an eagle then a horse and then a camel. It continued changing shape like one may turn a kaleidoscope and for over an our it took shape of just about every living thing in the world including an elephant.

I could not count the spirits that joined us this evening but conservatively speaking it was two thousand. The came in all shapes and sizes, winged and non winged alike to join this celebration of life. They would move along the ceiling pausing at times to wave in my direction and to Karen who now slept soundly with only a soft breath of life from her nostrils. It was amazing to me how she could sleep in this moment of Faery bliss but sleep she did and I soon joined her.