Mirror, mirror on the wall
who’s the fairest of them all?
The first time that she posed the question
she was doomed to fall.
A mirror that could tell no lies,
Grasped tightly in a woman’s hand.
There is no doubt that for long years,
She ruled as fairest in the land.
As she matured so did her beauty
with the joie de vivre that men adore.
but her superficial splendor;
hid a decaying, putrid core.
One day the mirror saw the truth:
pure beauty took her place.
A child who was innocence,
filled with light and grace.
That she would seek to kill the child,
is really no surprise.
For the mirror couldn’t reveal truths
that were seen with shadowed eyes.
She thought her beauty faded,
but her ugliness was pride;
and that looking-glass could only speak,
…of what she looked like inside.
Patricia Gibson-Little
Author notes
Here is my humble attempt at interpreting what I consider the most important lesson in this fairy tale. I guess you knew it was Snow-White?
Written April 15th, 2003
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this was succint and i thank you for that!
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I like the way you incorporated a line from the movie into this. Other than that, I don't have anything to add that others haven't already said.
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As it has already been said, the rhyme and rhythm are very good and the subject is very true to the message within the tale.
Although the others loved the last stanza I did find the final line a little longwinded, other than that it was spot on. -
WOW.
I love that last stanza.
freaking sledge hammer to the gut
this rocks
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Your first line sets the "mood" of this piece and I like that you used the "legendary" phrase. I also love the last stanza. It says so much. Overall a very nice piece. Good voice, good rhyme, good message!
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Whoa -- that ending is awesome. I love how you tied it together. Your rhymes are not forced and it flows so smoothly. The voice is strong too, I could hear this as if being read by the looking glass. this was such a fun challenge wasn't it
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