Tag Archives: princess poems

Slipper Story

Posted on April 15, 2021 by whimsygizmo

Cinderella (dressed in yella, or maybe princess baby blue) is oh-my-gourd tired of all this bibbidi bobbidi boo -sheet nonsense of waiting for her (someday) prince to come. She isn’t made of glow or glass, and you can bet your (ask the fairy godmother) broom she’s got more than chores and … Continue reading →

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Long Story, Short

Posted on April 15, 2021 by whimsygizmo

Rapunzel’s had enough, and she’s about to leave this damn tower of her own un-tressed power, just cut on outta here, just as soon as she can find some shears. PAD Challenge, day 15.

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banished from the castle

Posted on April 25, 2019 by whimsygizmo

. She’s the giggle at a funeral. ………..– from “Take Me to Church,” by Hozier … she’s been flung outside again to think on it, consider her royal calling, the grace from which she’s forever falling. she of dirty … Continue reading →

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Skewing Toward the Sky

Posted on February 6, 2019 by whimsygizmo

This poem is a fair …….(maiden) in a bright tower, sticky with cotton candy clouds and crowds of dark (k)nights in dashing star-spilled skin. She’s in it for the pop -corn, you know, the equality that only comes from tumbled … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fractured fairy tales, Poetic Asides, princess poems, Rapunzel revisited, this poem poems, towers | 3 Comments

Dragon Fodder

Posted on December 4, 2017 by whimsygizmo

I’m quite certain I shall be delicious, all crunchy toasted marshmallow center. But first, you exquisite beasty, let’s dance. For I have ever been more enamored of your scaly sway than a thousand simpering princes. You lead. I’ll stay. I … Continue reading →

Posted in dragon poems, dVerse poems, Quadrille | Tagged dragon, dragon heart, dVerse poems, fractured fairy tales, here there be dragons, princess poems, Q44, Quadrille | 20 Comments

Princess Waiting

Posted on February 15, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. She’s finally let down her hair, bit both bullet and apple, grappled with gadgets and gizmos and thingamabobs galore, tamed beasts. The least he could do is show up. On time. With a little glint of hope. ………..Nope. … Continue reading →

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After All Those Evers

Posted on February 9, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. She sleeps , and her spun-gold tresses spindle down these cobbled castle walls. The feeling of gossamer against her skin, and a gentle mourning for fragile footwear. A half -bitten apple. A fading rose. A watchtower, the call … Continue reading →

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cutting off your hair (and other unconventional uses for a sword)

Posted on April 29, 2015 by whimsygizmo

. nobody knows she feels small in the wee hours of the morning, watching the moon fade in this world of magic mirrors and tower cages and identities tied to golden tresses long enough to climb. nobody asked her if … Continue reading →