The love of Jenny Mac,
Was a beautiful thing to behold.
She bestowed it all upon Finn Murphy
Who returned it double fold.
Their happiness spread far and wide
It reached the Heavens High
It also reached the faery kingdom
Where magic grows and thrives
The King of the Unseelie Fae
Was placed under true loves spell
So he planned to take Jenny Mac
And in his kingdom have her dwell
Crossing into the world of man
The Fae King hunted far
Until in the dead of night
He spied Jenny in Finns arms
He quietly stole Jenny Mac away
And left a bag of gold
For Finn to wrap his arms around
But Gold, they say, is cold
Awoke Finn Murphy started,
with fear in his beating heart
His Jenny Mack had disappeared
Been taken in the dark
He saw the bag of gold all shining
And remembered stories told
Of bargains struck by magic means
And tales of Faerie Folk
Into the fire he threw the bribe
And watched it melt away
"Ill not sell you Jenny Mack!"
Finn cried out with desperate rage
A portal appeared in the flames
And Finn stepped through the door
To the kingdom where the Faeries lived
To rescue his true love
Now while this was happening
The Fae King had returned home
With Jenny Mack by his side
Imprisoned by his spell
The Fae King looked upon his prize
And lavished her with gold and jewels
But Jenny Mack just laughed at him
And called him silly fool!
"You cannot buy my love" she said
"And you cannot take from me
What Finn has got within in his heart
That i gave to him for free."
The Fae King knew the truth of this
Because her words burnt like sharpened steel
So his anger turned to trickery
And to the love that Finn must feel
For a day and a night and many more
Finn searched for Jenny Mack
Until one day he found the Unseelie King
Who offered Jenny back.
"All i ask for her return"
The King so slyly asked
"Is all the love you have for Jenny
Burning in your heart.
If you refuse to make this trade
You'll never see Jenny again.
And she will live a lonely life
Of suffering and pain!"
Without a thought Finn agreed
And gave his love away.
For he would do anything to ensure Jenny was safe.
With a laugh so cruel that blighted lands
The Fae King looked at Finn
"Done!" Said he with evil mirth
"Now return from whence you came"
In a blinding flash of green flame
Finn was once again at home
Waiting for Jenny Mack
Who soon would be returned
The Unseelie King turned to Jenny
With a cold glint in his eyes
But he was surprised and shocked to see
That Jenny wore a smile
"He will never love you" the King said to her
But Jenny looked at him with pity
On the loneliness she saw
In a heart that was broke and empty
"Oh you foolish man.
You dont know what love is for.
Finn Murphy loved me double,
So i will love him more"
And as she turned to leave him
The last thing she ever saw
Was a pitiful creature drowned in tears
Lying on the floor.
And they lived happily ever after
I would love to write
But this is the story of Jenny Mack
And Finn Murphy at her side
Of the cruelest twist that love could bring
Is the tale of Jenny Mack
About how she loved a heartless man
Who could never love her back
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Author:
Saxon Crow (
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Comments7
Hey Bro, this is soooo darn Grimm.. it reads like a grown up poetic fairy tale and would look bloomin good illustrated.. tis so much fun I'm gonna go check it out again….
Neville
Thanks Nev. I really enjoyed writing this one so am very pleased you like it.
Ooooh - D.A. what a sad ending to this story of fairies and their special magic........... a lament to be read with
sighs and heartache yet thanks for sharing that sting in its tail.
Thanks Fay, although DA didn't write it haha. Most old tales never have happy endings they are all warnings etc. However, this poem was getting longer than expected so did not end with a moral!!
Oh - my sincere apology - the read was a long one and I got lost in the story but what a silly mistake to have made S.C. my friend.............
No apologies needed Fay!
Beautifully written!
Thanks 🙂
A sad but enjoyable read.
Should I meet them?! heehee.
Definitely, yes. Haha
This is awesome!!!
You are so talented.
I got hooked on this SC, so well written - well done.
Andy
Thanks GF very much appreciated
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