She sits by the window,
Fingers of breeze weaving through her hair.
Stares out of her tower,
Breathing the stale air.
Time moves by like a broken record player,
Hesitantly, slowly, almost going back.
She looks out on their world,
Wishing of what she lacks.
Imprisoned in a tower of her lies,
She has long since stopped trying to flee,
Our fair maiden simply waits,
For the time when she can be free.
Day after time stretches by,
Every day is the same,
Waiting for her eventual prince
Is the only thing that keeps her sane.
But lo! there is our knight!
In armor made up of confidence.
It seems that love, clearly,
Is the best defense.
He gallops to her tower,
On a stark white steed.
He runs up to the girl,
Holds out his hand, eager to lead.
The girl blushes,
They both know it means yes,
She holds on tight to his hand,
You would think you know the rest.
But suddenly a dragon appears,
From the mist of fear
She hides behind the knight,
For self-doubt's head had to rear.
Scared that they had grown too close,
The princess excepts the dragon's hand.
Prince knows what has gone on, and pulls out his sword.
But the princess and the dragon are already across the land.
This is how our prince tried to be the hero,
Save the girl from her literal demons,
He pulled out his sword,
And slashed at the mighty beast of no self-confidence.
He tried and he fought,
For the girl he knew he loved,
But she had already gone away,
Only she could save herself.
Meanwhile,
On the back of evil our princess rode,
Realizing her mistake,
She noticed the misery she had bestowed.
She tried to fight the dragon,
But it was far too late,
And our question lies,
Is true love willing to wait?
Author notes
i tried a mini-epic for this one. not sure how it turned out...
A contest entry
- For; Young poet contest society only! (13 and Under) by getsbetter.
1200 points, ended September 20, 2007, 6 entries
Honorable mention
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I like the ending. The reference to the broken record player seemed incredibly out of place though. Didn't fit the mood of the rest of the place (and it's highly overused).
One thing that struck me was that you referenced the "dragon" as having no self-confidence. Surely he had some if he was courageous enough to wisk the lady away?
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lovely i really enjoyed this one. great imagery. many thanks for entering xx
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this is a wonderful write from you. i wish you well in this contest that you have entered and i am looking forward to reading more from you. viyanna rosemarie
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indeed I agree with my buddy gets, this was indeed a great piece to follow. Love the imagery and th eflow of this piece. Great job
best of luck to you
tory
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I think it was a xlnt story you have written here, and I enjoyed reading it. I like dragons myself, but your story was great my lil friend...GETS
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Hadnt spoke to you in some time and want to say hi
PassionsPromise ( was Vsutton)
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