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THE CHRISTMAS QUEEN
we came out of a silver bell we came with a tale to tell
the icicle wind whispers snow tales, saying I was sent to the stars to find cold spells
in my dreams I see a pearly seat, the throne of a Christmas queen, was it only a dream?
in a flash of clarity, I hear the carolers sing for me am I more than I seem?
We sailed in a sleigh with my mind for a bell and the sound rang all through where the cold dwells
Our sleigh is as light as an eggshell and the stars say 'how do you do mademoiselle?'
In my dreams I see the ice towers gleam, the court of the Christmas queen, was it only a dream
in the dark recesses of my memory, I hear the wind through the holly trees was it only a dream
Was it only a dream? ...or was I once the Christmas Queen. Was it all just a dream? Can one season be my everything? so strange it must be true; it seems the seams of time have come unglued. i once ruled over a vast land with a candy cane scepter in my right hand. Where the people were merry and warm in their sweaters, and the glittering snow fell at my command. Whatever Santa did, I could do better, I’d send gifts post haste all across the land. And the elves in their caps with their capes and their feathers would fly to my side in all kinds of weather. The snowmen so tall, with their noses of carrot, would smile and wink if you happened to stare at them. Kind wooly mammoths would bring me my tea, balanced on their trunks so carefully. Oh yes I was the Christmas queen, sailing my glittering icy domain, singing the Christmas queen’s refrain. Lalalalalalalalalala………./……>>>>>>>>____~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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