Here I stand
dressed only in my night gown
wishing I had one of those
beautiful fancy dresses on
that I see down below.
All those women
dancing
twirling dizzily
held close by those
elgantly dressed gentlemen.
How I wish I was an adult
being held close
wearing
an elgant dress
hair all in curles
shoes made of glass
so fragile
so delicate looking.
If only I had a wish
I'd wish for just one night
here
being held
twirled
admired for my beauty
If only...
Author notes
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Comments
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aww this was really beautiful! I love how it seems like a child wishing for a fairy tale almost.. You really did such a wonderful job with the prompt. I really loved it, thank you very much for sharing. Best of luck in the contest.
Angel
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Nice done... the childlike quality of your expressions lend a gentle wistfulness to this... Another lovely write... Well done and all my best.
Ken
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