title: The Little World of Elves and Fairies : An Anthology of Verse
author: Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
description: Poems about elves and fairies and all things fantasy, or not!
zlib_text:  
   
  There stood a young girl, staring with her light purple eyes. 
  The shades of color within them changed depending on the angle, like glistening 
  amethysts. Her hair, flowing in the wind, was as white as the clouds drifting in the sky. 
  Graceful and vivid in color, those who saw her as they walked by couldn’t help but do 
  a double take at the elf’s mystical appearance, but the young woman in question didn’t 
  even notice their stares as she spoke. 
  “I wonder why there are always flowers at the monuments here. And so many of them, 
  too.” It seemed the boy she spoke to wasn’t aware of the elf’s value, as he just yawned 
  with a sleepy-looking expression. He looked toward where the girl was pointing and 
  smiled faintly. 
  “Ah, these are offerings,” he said in a calm tone that didn’t seem to match his age. 
  The two were the same in height, but the age difference between them was quite 
  astonishing. The long lifespan of elves was quite well known, and it went without 
  saying that the girl wa