I knew the child with a copper cent
who o'er my stony wall was bent
longing for a palace home
a kingdom she could call her own
I saw again the golden maid
who in my heart her coins had laid
twenty two and dreaming still
of ruby crowns with brazen twill
I know her now the aged crone
with silver threads on her wooden throne
sharing daring tales of old
with a wrinkled grin and a heart of gold
Author notes
Written from a wishing wells point of view. The character in each verse is the same, just at different ages.
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- Pic Prompt Quickie by Carolina Moon.
500 points, ended May 17, 6 entries
Gold trophy winner
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This is quite different and it worked well and I liked it.
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Grats on your gold! This is lovely! I missed the softness of your poetry! Very nice!
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@@? She's an old maid!
It's a beautiful poem, that is wistful and delicately written. Congrats on the gold.
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Wonderful write and well deserving of the Gold!
Congratulations...
Ken -
Oh I love this. You have done a wonderful take on the prompt..thank you for sharing!
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Yay. Thank you so much for the gold. I am so glad I was able to impress you
Much Love
Carrie
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