Thursday, September 2, 2010

Magpie Tales- Vanity

Once upon a time ago,
A girl as fair as white is snow,
An evil witch too vane to see,
The life behind what beauty be.

Mother's curse on her child,
The girl was forced to run to the wild,
Saved by her friends untamed,
A hunter, his dark heart is shamed.

She finds new friends, seven men,
Happiness restored again,
Seven men fall in for her charm,
A beauty who can't do no harm.

But woe is her, vanity unsatisfied,
The grudge again is rectified,
An apple poisoned with her hate,
Turns up old lady at the gate.

One bite has fair one to the floor,
As evil mother runs for the door,
Cackles fall on no ears,
As the beauty's end nears.

But to every story has a turn,
And a kiss that her heart may yearn,
Prince Charming and his snow white steed,
Follow in true lovers lead.

One prince and a maiden ride the sun,
As the fairy tale is spun,
Forever after, thats the end,
A story now to tell a friend.

13 comments:

  1. what a great spin on Snow White. Loved it :)

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  2. This is so well done, I enjoyed your words.

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  3. I love fairy tales .... yours is neat!

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  4. helen: if you like fairy tales you should check out my poem "Hidden in the Forest". I actually made up the story myself for that peice as oppose to mooching of some other master writers.:)

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  5. Very nice take on the old tale...

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  6. I've always loved Snow White. Nice Magpie!

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  7. What a wonderful take on the old tale! I really enjoyed this.

    Teresa

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  8. This is really well done. I enjoyed it. Thanks.

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  9. smiles. a wonderful retelling....and stories between friends is what its all about right? nice mag!

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  10. beautiful twists on an old tale.
    excellent writing!

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  11. how lovely - in germany we call it "Schneewittchen and the 7 dwarfs"

    here's my magpie

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