Violet
budding beauty blushing
not coy but provocative
adoring flowers kissed her lips with color
wove a clasp to hold her long hair
tattooed their image on her face
she lives in a castle tower
prisoner of a would-be lover
scorned prince makes her dance weekly
intoxicating lecherous men in his court
they know she cannot be touched
elegant crimson ring on her delicate finger
prince’s claim on her well known
nightly she stares at the moon
enchanting celestial stars with her beauty
as tears of loneliness fall
knight on white steed approaches in dreams
fights to free her from solitude
fortress of stone weeps into its mote
lithe and lean, Violet slips through the turret’s bars
prepared to plunge into dark water
magnificent eagles in flock rescue her
grateful Violet winged to freedom
now she dances nightly
tantalizing only one man with her sultry ways
loving knight who could not scale the citadel
befriended savior eagles on a hilltop perch
while gazing at her face bathed in moonlight
* For the “Tell Her Story” contest sponsored by Constance La France ~A Rambling
Poet~
by Carolyn Devonshire
Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2011
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