„The Elf on the Shelf”

A little hand draws glasses on a face,
laughing, playing, leaving a trace.
The doll, the elf, maybe it knows,
how energy moves, how magic flows.

“Not funny!” the girl says,
but in her eyes, the world sways.
A mother’s prank, a spirit unseen,
all together, both real and dream.

author: lena (with jacek’s support)