Poetry break
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missroseroseFor Taylor, On The Occasion Of Her Fourteenth Birthday, With Love
by Megan Engelhardt
The world is a fairytale place
more than you know.
Not the pink bubble frilly tulle dancing on a cloud land.
Not the singing mice magic coach bibbity-bobbity-boo land.
This is the shadowland far from home full of wonder and peril kind.
Still, there are magic words that work here.
"Please" and "thank you" and "I'm sorry" and "Amen".
"Can you come get me?" and "I love you"--
but be careful with that last one.
There are rules that will serve you well
in city streets and suburban cul-de-sacs and country lanes
as well as enchanted forests and fairy castles.
Share your food with the hungry
and your drink with those who thirst.
Be polite to strangers.
Sometimes you'll entertain angels
and never know until it's over.
Spindles prick unwary fingers
so practice your sewing now
before your hands are shaky and uncertain.
Thorn hedges can be fought through
but make sure it's worth it,
because you will get scratched along the way.
Laughter scares the night away and can be
a light in dark places.
Swords cut both ways:
so do words.
Use both with care.
Some beasts are princes inside
and some princes are beasts.
You can see the difference if you look.
And you should look.
Rule like the queen you are,
dance like the princess you are,
work like the peasant you are.
Say your prayers and listen to your parents
even when you think they're speaking nonsense.
Fools were once revered as holy, and anyway
your parents aren't fools.
Look up. The sun is there. I promise.
Never forget, in your time of need,
where home is
and who you can run to
to keep the monsters at bay.
Above all--
beyond all else--
remember this:
Fairy tales have happy endings,
and yours?
As a daughter of the King?
As a princess of another world--
the true shining no more darkness beyond the veil world,
the sweet water lion's mane of lilies never ending country--
your ending is the happiest.
----
Stolen from Wolves and Witches. If you liked this, go buy a copy - it's an inexpensive and surprisingly entertaining little collection of fairy-tale riffs. Plus you get the "supporting indie authors" warm fuzzy.
by Megan Engelhardt
The world is a fairytale place
more than you know.
Not the pink bubble frilly tulle dancing on a cloud land.
Not the singing mice magic coach bibbity-bobbity-boo land.
This is the shadowland far from home full of wonder and peril kind.
Still, there are magic words that work here.
"Please" and "thank you" and "I'm sorry" and "Amen".
"Can you come get me?" and "I love you"--
but be careful with that last one.
There are rules that will serve you well
in city streets and suburban cul-de-sacs and country lanes
as well as enchanted forests and fairy castles.
Share your food with the hungry
and your drink with those who thirst.
Be polite to strangers.
Sometimes you'll entertain angels
and never know until it's over.
Spindles prick unwary fingers
so practice your sewing now
before your hands are shaky and uncertain.
Thorn hedges can be fought through
but make sure it's worth it,
because you will get scratched along the way.
Laughter scares the night away and can be
a light in dark places.
Swords cut both ways:
so do words.
Use both with care.
Some beasts are princes inside
and some princes are beasts.
You can see the difference if you look.
And you should look.
Rule like the queen you are,
dance like the princess you are,
work like the peasant you are.
Say your prayers and listen to your parents
even when you think they're speaking nonsense.
Fools were once revered as holy, and anyway
your parents aren't fools.
Look up. The sun is there. I promise.
Never forget, in your time of need,
where home is
and who you can run to
to keep the monsters at bay.
Above all--
beyond all else--
remember this:
Fairy tales have happy endings,
and yours?
As a daughter of the King?
As a princess of another world--
the true shining no more darkness beyond the veil world,
the sweet water lion's mane of lilies never ending country--
your ending is the happiest.
----
Stolen from Wolves and Witches. If you liked this, go buy a copy - it's an inexpensive and surprisingly entertaining little collection of fairy-tale riffs. Plus you get the "supporting indie authors" warm fuzzy.
