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The Cloud Fairies.
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But these Fairies’ Special Artist
Has a studio by himself;
And you can rest assured he is
A very busy elf:
For he paints all the sunset clouds
In all their tints and rays,
And shows them off at eventide
On pleasant summer days.
He paints them first on strips of glass,
And holds them one by one
In a magic lantern held before
The slowly setting sun.
And if you watch you’ll often see
A scarlet change to blue,
Or a white to pink, which plainly proves
That what I say is true.
