She looked out the tower window,
At dazzled clouds and frozen air
And the hay-sweet flowers far below
That lay as if they'd been planted there
By some artist's brush, that could have sown
The seeds of the beauty smudged and clear
Of the waiting world, but it shone too bright
And the young girl turned away in fear
Back to cold stone, and lonely nights.
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The Fairytale Wakes
PoetryOnce upon a time is now. A poetry collection celebrating and subverting fairytales.