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Wilhelm's Wolf ( Grimm Tale)
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Wilhelm's Wolf ( Grimm Tale) |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Petr cried wolf too often And the tale brought to word by Brother Grimm Borrowed from the steppes a cautionary swirl of snow Adding drama to the forest of Black where darkness lies at noon But for the few clearings an axe man may have made Dodging scattered bones left long ago from Rome A hovel and her voice aged wine Brought warmth to a colder night when fire was welcome sight To tired eyes and weary legs having trampled far to find Her story told without rhyme or metered pause But the same ablaze within wizened eyes Wilhelm made his notes upon the page Scribbling in the parts of other tales he had been told Knowing that the snow outside was not deep enough yet to hide The path that led deeper still into the side of life he thought In time upon the once to own as his write But lost within the space of vowels when the beauty Had slept too long and left only the thin notes Of a pipers song to lead such mice and children To another end of pantheon She made swift the sign of cutting throat And Wilhelm felt his own constrict as caught up in her verbs He forgot the scribe and took to heart the terms used Describing doom as the crackle of sad laughter from her lips As she relished in his small squirm And stasis built into the distant roll of tumbling gods “Would you stay the night good sir?” She asked as she poured another glass “Or would you venture out this night upon the path that leads Through such dark and weathered woods? He listened to the howl of wind against the limbs And shuddered at his walk to come and answered her with small coin “would night be the end?” But thought unto himself he knew not how to leave A promise as came from warmth he did not own Nor did he think the path would lead to an ending Wrapped of grape and lily leaf to wear as if a crown In distant dark and dreary wood a howl was born of wolf That only Wilhelm heard above the guttered sigh of candle flame For she stared now into the fire and sipped upon the line of story told To let memories burn in vein “Another glass?” he whispered to her back “Another drink of time?” He heard again soft howl and let within hope build She would in the end Want him |
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Eusta B. Mae Senior Member
since 2010-05-03
Posts 903 |
oh so clever Cpat..enjoyed your fable. ebm |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
thank you ma'am... glad it pleased... |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
~~I think I heard the wolf baying throughout this one~  xoxoxoxoxox |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
you would ma'am... one has only to read your offerings and know you hear more than most and are quite attuned to the things that lie beneath the wind.... your eyes and comments on my scribbles are always a present ma'am... thank you |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
This brought back some wonderful memories of the Grimm brothers...that, and the fact that their "fairy tales" were often based upon folk tales and in keeping with another thread in the forums, were often reduced to censorship in one form or another. This is a   |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Ms Sun, yes, the Brothers Grimm were also victim of censorship at times, and there is little doubt, my retelling of them or the back story I imagine behind them would also be censored in some places. I'm glad you found something in the scribble that brought back memories... thank you |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
Smooth, Cpat... love the little edits you've made... polished to perfection! Lost in your writing, as always.... Best~ Amaryllis |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
I think the Grimm Brothers applaud your work, dear Cpat, from their privileged observation point. A pen that acts like a hand and takes us into the scene. Enthralling. Love, M |
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katahdin Senior Member
since 2010-07-01
Posts 1196ME. In the Shadow of the Mt. |
Another good one!  Kat >^..^< |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Amaryllis thank you ma'am..yes, I went back to it and edited before posting here. As it was initially written, I thought the ending pretty weak and perhaps the whole unclear.. hopefully the edits improved that a bit.. truly appreciate you taking time to look in on my scribble ma'am. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Margherita you're kind...and I hope at least that wherever the Brothers Grimm are, they are not insulted by my scribblings.. thank you ma'am |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Ms. Kat... thank you for wading through yet another of my scribbled writes.. and your kind words |
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