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A Storybook Princess

~ A Storybook Princess ~ 

She dreams of princes, princesses and balls 
   A little girl on tippy-toes, not a meter tall
O, the frilly lace gowns she fashions  
   Stitched with threads of heartfelt passion

     A little girl in dreamland enthralled

Daylight's full of pain, tests and probes
   From her lower spine to her temporal lobe
Hair shorn, she bears it all with infinite patience
   As they wheel her from station to station

For at night she's a storybook princess
   No matter that in daylight she winces
Asleep, her bed's her castle, wedding-bell topped
   Where dreams last forever, never stop



    Entered in 'All Yours (Feb. '21) Contest
              Sponsor: Brian Strand

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Zyrool Gifford

Date: 4/22/2024 12:12:00 PM

Very touching but beautifully done, my friend.

Karen Jones

Date: 2/25/2024 1:43:00 PM

This is sad but beautiful! Congrats on it being in the top 100 best poems!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/25/2024 5:32:00 PM

Thank you for the praise, Karen. Happy week ahead to you, Gershon

Michelle Morris

Date: 4/5/2023 3:55:00 AM

This is a beautiful, moving poem, Gershon. Thank you for sharing. If it's based on a little girl that you know, I do hope that she's feeling better and no longer in pain. Take care and stay safe. :-)

Panagiota Romios

Date: 1/31/2023 6:09:00 PM

I just happened upon this beauty. A FAV for sure, Terrific, Gersshon, Panagiota xxoo

Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/31/2023 6:25:00 PM

Thank you, Pangie. You sure went deep-sea diving for this one. Appreciated!! :)

J. Summers

Date: 12/3/2022 5:09:00 PM

So I’m just looking around and did I ever come across a wonderful poem. You’ve done yourself proud. A new Fav for me. John

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/3/2022 7:21:00 PM

Hey, John! Thanks for digging around to find this one, and double thanks for the Fav. Much appreciated. Happy Sunday, Gershon

I Am Anaya

Date: 8/21/2022 4:00:00 PM

Choking up~and I couldn't get through this. Such a precious and emotional write! Gershon this is TOP 100! congratulations!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/21/2022 5:47:00 PM

Awfully nice of you to write the comment you did, Anaya. Thank you so much. May all girls continue to have a chance to be storybook princesses, even in our device-laden and media-obsessed times! :) gw

Bill Baker

Date: 8/6/2022 7:48:00 AM

What a kind and thoughtful poem to write about such a precious little child. Helps me remember how fortunate I am to be healthy (and old). lol Reading the Top 100 and ran across this gem. Thanks for sharing my friend. Bill

Marikate Kingston

Date: 4/13/2022 7:12:00 PM

This was a beautiful poignant poem. Bless the heart of this princess and every prince or princess who winces from the pinches but who can dream to put their pain on pause. "To sleep perchance to dream" of sparkling crowns and diamond gowns. Gershon, your poetry is wonderful. I've had to be away from PS but I'm sure glad to be back, especially to read your poetry.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 4/14/2022 7:04:00 PM

What can I say? Your comments simply make my day. Thank you so much, Marikate. :) Gershon

Ann Peck

Date: 3/26/2022 10:35:00 AM

Oh Gershon, this is so sad and beautiful.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/26/2022 9:29:00 PM

Thanks for 'reaching way back' for this one, Ann. Appreciated. Happy Sunday! :) gw

P.S. Awtry

Date: 1/4/2022 9:50:00 AM

I am glad to have found this today. You had my heart twirling with a pink boa, then plunged into darkness. Life is a rollercoaster and not fair. As someone said below "chokingly beautiful." This is a fave for me :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/4/2022 6:34:00 PM

Don't quite know how you find my storybook princess today, P.S. But I'm glad you found her too. Thank you so much for the fave. :) gw

W.A. Cholt

Date: 9/4/2021 5:03:00 PM

A beautiful poem. The reader can really feel the humanity, depth of pain and suffering, filled with the life sustaining hope and joy of dreams.

Ann Peck

Date: 9/2/2021 3:54:00 PM

I loved this poem, Gershon. So beautiful, sad, but hopeful. I hope the little princess makes it and finds her prince charming.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/2/2021 6:29:00 PM

Thank you for a lovely comment, Ann. This was, by the way, based on an actual young lady, whom I once knew so well...

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/26/2021 5:08:00 PM

She still dreams and hopes for the castle and the whole caboodle! Nice!

Franci Hoffman

Date: 6/23/2021 8:00:00 AM

Beautifully written with an emotional pull. Gershon.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/23/2021 6:40:00 PM

Glad you like it, Franci! Cheers, gw

Lady Mar

Date: 5/8/2021 11:04:00 PM

Beautiful poem, Gershon. It pulled me right in!

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 2/20/2021 1:06:00 AM

So sad for the child in this beautiful poem/story Gershon, who like any other little girl would like to be a princess. Thank goodness for dreams, a world of make believe where anything’s possible to achieve... Belle

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/20/2021 8:36:00 PM

Don't quite know how you came across this 'oldie,' but I sure appreciate your kind words, Belle. In fact, your comment led me to reread the poem, see it in a new light, and enter it in one of Brian Strand's contests. Thank you! and Happy Sunday, Gershon

Nicola Davidson

Date: 10/20/2020 11:52:00 PM

Oh my goodness.....this is chokingly beautiful...every line invokes such strong emotion she has touched my heart! I truly am in awe Gershon, absolutely brilliant!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/21/2020 6:19:00 PM

Thank you so much for you endearing words and your support, nicola. Here's to little girl princesses everywhere! :) Gershon

Lorraine Peterson

Date: 10/12/2020 5:40:00 AM

so descriptive of a little girl wanting to grow up, while the people around her are keeping her a child

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/12/2020 5:47:00 PM

Thanks for digging this one up, Lorraine. Have a wonderful Monday evening. Moonbeams and Stardust, Gershon

Tansy Roekaerts

Date: 9/9/2020 12:53:00 PM

Oh that's heart breaking. But so true. I thank God for my imagination that's seen me through as child and grown up misery that barely bears thinking about

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/9/2020 6:30:00 PM

Here's to an end to misery and the dawn of continuing happiness for you, Tansy! Joy and Jubilation, Gershon

Clive Blake

Date: 7/28/2020 10:10:00 PM

Hi Gershon, I really like this poem, it makes you stop and think ... :) Clive

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/2/2020 12:23:00 PM

Nice of you to write such kind words on a poem you had to dig for. Thanks, Clive. Cheers, Gershon

Quoth Theraven

Date: 6/11/2020 9:12:00 AM

Gershon, I once knew a sweet small family with a child who always smiled. Born to a life always needing others just to survive, Spina bifida only allowed a crawl. I saw the child later all grown and wheel chair bound. But the smile, recognized from all those years ago, was still there. -Richard

Quoth Theraven
Date: 8/31/2020 9:18:00 AM

Gershon, Clive got it right...makes you stop and think. RIP Talia Joy. -R

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/11/2020 3:35:00 PM

You had known a princess! Thanks for getting in the wayback machine to haul this one out and comment on it, Richard. Best wishes, Gershon

Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 1/12/2020 2:19:00 AM

Such a wonderful poem and so cleverly presented! Fav!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/12/2020 12:51:00 PM

Hey, Krish. thanks for finding this one, and for your lovely comment! Cheers, Gershon,

Alexis Y.

Date: 11/2/2019 9:29:00 AM

WoW! Gershon, I agree with every else. This is such a well written with good content and image. Thanks for writing a story about me lol! I really enjoyed the read my friend. Have a great day:-) Alexis

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/4/2019 2:50:00 PM

How did you know that this story was all about you, Alexis?! LOL. ~ Prince Gershon