Award-Winning Poem

Goodreads (one of my favorite ways to waste time these days) has lots of groups, threads, discussions, and competitions. I joined a writing competition for the month of January - the topic was "the fae." I entered, just for fun... but I actually managed to pull 3rd place! I don't think I've ever won anything in a writing competition before, so this was quite a pleasant surprise!Thought I'd share the poem with you all. Enjoy.THE FAEIn the midnight, moonlit airBeneath the starry skiesStep outside, if you dareAnd see the Seelie rise.They awake when darkness fallsTo hunt and dance and playTempting mortals with their callsLight and dark, they are the Fae.Brassy horn blasts fill the nightA hunt! A hunt! See them rideSteeds of thunder all take flightThey toss their manes in savage pride.Racing over field and streamThe chase is on as stars appearAll the world lies in a dreamWhen the Seelie host is near.When the hunt is overKing and Queen appearGathering in a meadow of cloverListen! Bend your ear!For now the music doth beginFloating on the breezeUnearthly voices chant and singSongs to make your spirit freeze.Beauty captured in a songIt is the Sidhe’s delightTheir minstrels play all evening longWeaving enchantment through the night.Venture not into their circleLest you never depart,Fae celebrations are not for mortalsThey will break your human heart. My only hope is that this didn't use up all my  "writing contest winnings" for the year... as the first round of ABNA ends next Wednesday! haha!