Saturday, March 17, 2012

Fairy Tale, V.2: d'Verse Poetics Offering



 

Once upon a yesteryear
I believed in fairy-tales…

Prince Charming came
slaying dragons
wakening, writhing,
dancing in tempo
to rhythmic beat; 
a troubled heart
pound, pound, pounding…

truth
drown, drown, drowning
‘neath blood spilt
through pierced flesh;
sword’s tainted tip
eventually exposing
Prince’s flaws...
defeated, he left

once upon a yesteryear
I believed in fairy-tales…

13 comments:

Brian Miller said...

yay! the problem with many a fairy tale they paint the hero as such that we can never reach them...and i imagine they too had their faults but...

its a bit sad to lose the magic of fairy tales though...

great to see you at dverse

Claudia said...

ugh...sad when the fairy tale goes bad and things turn out different, hopes smashed, blood spilled...finely penned..

Unknown said...

Great job using Fairy Tale as metaphor here. Really a fantastic poem. Greatly enjoyed. Thanks

Tashtoo said...

Awesome and unique play on the prompt! Loved!

Scarlet said...

Too bad about the ending...Thanks for sharing this ~

Daydreamer said...

Awww I feel sorry for the dragon! :)

Anonymous said...

A good tale gone bad, but so well penned!
http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/the-wolf-and-the-rose-2/

hedgewitch said...

My theory is, it's better to tame a dragon than slay it--then you can ride it, or have it roast your marshmallows-- so I'm glad to see Prince Charming's back. I like this version, it seems a bit tighter.

Thanks for playing fairy tales with us at dVerse.

Laurie Kolp said...

Really like how the tempo matched the speed of sword fighting, dragon slaying. My ending's not so happy either.

http://lkkolp.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/601/

Susan Anderson said...

Did my first comment end up in your spam? I know I made one because you replied by email.

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vivinfrance said...

A de-bunked fairytale: exactly what's needed! I like yours.

Jenny said...

Wow. I love the rhythm of this Polly. What cool writing. Very skillful.

PS. You have to still believe a little bit!

Fireblossom said...

Princes are entirely overrated. There ought to be a re-call.

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