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Fairytales...A Sestina (Repost from some time ago)
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Fairytales...A Sestina (Repost from some time ago) |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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Fairytales She dreamed of castles and knights and filled her head with fairytales; wishing all her dreams would come true. He spoke of love and faith as he worked his way into her heart and wrote her life with his words. She read his tender words of dragons and noble knights and opened up her hardened heart. He listened to her fairytales and rebuilt her shattered faith by proving that his love was true. It was hard for her to imagine love so true, but she found safety and comfort in his words and little by little, she rebuilt her faith. He told her that he’d be her knight and reality could be better than fairytales if only she would give him her heart. So she offered up her fragile heart to him in a love that was true and together, they believed in fairytales. He wrote of love, in many words, and fought her fears with the courage of a knight and never once betrayed her faith. She learned the difference between faith and trust that comes from the heart. Soon, he realized being a knight meant not only being brave, but also true; and that anyone can say the words, but not everyone believes in fairytales. So they created their own fairytales based on true love and faith. They learned not only to say the words, but to say, and mean, them from their heart. They learned together that dreams come true for ordinary people and not just princesses and knights. He may not fight dragons, but he speaks her life in his words, and he’s her knight. She may not be a princess, but she knows all about faith and her heart is true. And sometimes, fairytales are all just a matter of what we feel in our heart. < !signature--> What lies behind us and lies before us are small matters compaired to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson [This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (edited 08-11-2000).] |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Beautifully done, Ruth! But of course!  Denise |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thanks Denise |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
This is certainly a fairytale worth reading! But where's the magnifying glass?  heheBeautiful Ruth! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
LOL....thanks whtdove, but I had to do it that way so the last three lines fit on the page like they were suppose to |
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BloomingRose Member Elite
since 2000-08-09
Posts 3092Florida |
The white knight in shining armor... Fairytales and dreams... I can get lost in this... I love it! Deb |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Do you mind if I voice some jealousy and envy here, hoot? This read so smoothly...and told such a lovely story...and I'll bet you didn't eat a bottle of aspirin, either...LOL---oh ow, you make me want to try it again... |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Hoot~ So delicately told. I like diminutive fairytales. 'And sometimes, fairytales are all just a matter of what we feel in our heart.' Perfect ending ! ! ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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lucky Senior Member
since 2000-01-17
Posts 1601Idaho |
Hi Ruth, Now that's my kind of faery tale |
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lucky Senior Member
since 2000-01-17
Posts 1601Idaho |
Hi Ruth, Now that's my kind of faery tale |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you everyone And Serinity.... a bottle of asprin and a bottle of tylenol besides. I'm thinking fo doing an acrostic sestina called "Ode to that Sestina also known as hell in rhyme" LOL...give you a clue as to how easy they are for me |
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BreyerRose Member
since 2000-08-12
Posts 55Easton, Pa USA |
Where's my knight in shining armor? lol Seriously, I loved this piece. Hugs and Kisses, Paula |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Oh yes.... still equally as exquisite - Nice to see you posting, hoot...  |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Terrific writing, Ruth. You really have a lot packed into this one. I love every word.... |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thanks everyone |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Ruth, stories like this do seem like fairy tales...but somehow, I still try to believe. So lovely how you've shared this tale. ~ Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Ah, my favorite kind of story. So the princess can indeed find her knight. I will remain hopeful, then. Perfectly glorious poem. catalinamoon Words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling, like dew, upon a thought produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions think. Lord Byron |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Ruth, WONDERFUL wonderful Work... My regards, sudhir |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Very lovely, Ruth! Corinne |
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Knight Dreams Junior Member
since 2000-08-16
Posts 46Austin, Texas |
Great writing as always Ruth |
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A Romantic Heart Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-03
Posts 5496Forever In Your Heart |
I must have missed this one before! glad you reposted it, this is right up my ally!!Loved it!!!very romantic!!! |
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