A Princess in the castle tower
The night has just begun
A prisoner of beauty's power
lies hidden from the sun
The darkness welcomes loneliness
the moonlight disappears
A north wind sings an ancient song
to reinforce her fears
She offers up a hopeless plea
to any god who cares
While knowing nothing ever came
from unpretentious prayers
Abandoning the waking world
she dreams of being free
Dancing on a pedestal
for everyone to see
But the morning sun appears again
to welcome back her tears
A devastating ray of gold
illuminates her fears
While outside on the windowsill
the jester starts to sing
And gently pulls the curtain closed
to hide the flaxen string
She hears the children laugh and cheer
The jester tells a joke
He wears a hat of silver bells
to camouflage the hoax
The maiden slowly comes to life
beneath the jester’s power
Another grand performance
by the Princess in the tower.
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Author:
Coyote (
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Loud applause for this perfectly rhymed and metred story of drama for a princess in a tower - more please ?
Thank you so much Fay🙂
Gee Coyote, where ever did you get the inspiration for this title? 😉
"While knowing nothing ever came
from unpretentious prayers...
Another grand performance
by the Princess in the tower"
I love everything about this, it's absolutely flawless.
Jeez, I'm so sorry Hannah. Must have been in the back of my mind when I came up with the title. Thanks so much for the kind words🙂
I just had to give you a hard time since you commented on mine. You blew me out of the water with this one. Well done my friend
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Another perfect rhyme and metre from you C.
Submission to another’s will – a horror story really….
And more than a passing reference to the performative aspect of the roles society imposes.
very well crafted emotive words Coyote.
Andy
wonderful to read,
enticingly melodic, to sing
thanks for sharing
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