
Find an old country cottage, magic, mysterious
Dust motes dancing in sunbeams
Tread hidden paths through ancient forests
Hold the steady heartbeat of the world
Find a Catbus after dark, wild and wilful
Watch the world rush by in muted shades
Search liminal lanes and secret spaces
With spirit guides and faceless friends
Find the courage, blood-streaked from battle
Chasing castles in the sky, to breathe
Protect gentle souls from raindrops
A smile is everything if you listen
Find someone who borrows books before you
A song only you can understand
Witch-cursed, young-old, or feather-flown
Love rekindles the flames of forgotten dreams
What you seek was always inside you
Your own mysterious, magic heart
Find yourself
In the place where Totoro dances
Helena O’Connor is an Australian writer with short fiction published in various anthologies and magazines including Andromeda Spaceways, Kaleidotrope, and Nature: Futures. She likes video games and soot sprites. Twitter: @HelenaFiction