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Green Eyed Monster

Two lovers smitten, cruel sister bitten
by envy, her tantrum, a spell newly written

‘This shall be so, when next they shall meet
His one desire, to roast her and eat
One empty flagon, then the unwary
He shall be dragon, she shall be fairy 
Monster shall never know love with a sprite
Dragon shall see her as supper this night
Their love shall falter and she’ll be his snack
And he shall be mine when I change him back
For he shall think twice ’fore next time he picks
A lover whose sister is this dark witch.’

And yet in spite of her cruel drunken night
At first light those lovers shared their first flight
One dragon, one fairy, neither was prey 
For true love it seems shall find its own way




1 November 2021
Contest: Rhyme Me A Poem 2 (based on image 1)
Sponsor: Eve Roper
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Leffanta Avatar
November 2, 2021 at 11:28 AM
Well done! In hindsight, her pose would never stimulate my brain the way she did yours . . . . .
Leffanta Avatar
November 3, 2021 at 11:33 AM
In the long ago, I lived with a Lido danseuse who enjoyed that tippy-toe pose, so big angry blokes just become fall guys ...Aloha!
Flood Avatar
November 2, 2021 at 12:01 PM
Hi Rico… I had a few attempts at this, and each attempt resulted in that skimpy, leafy two-piece going up in smoke. I decided to keep it ‘family entertainment’ and this is what happened. However, if she turned out to be real… you’d have to fight me for her!… second thoughts… I’ve seen her fella… big angry looking bloke! she’s all yours ;-) Terry
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November 1, 2021 at 5:42 PM
Incredibly fine writing, Terry. The images, the scene just clicked for me, and I'm not really into serious fantasy genre. Your rhymes and the flow of it are simply perfect. I see this at or near the top in the contest.
Flood Avatar
November 1, 2021 at 6:13 PM
Thank you so much Milt. It took me a while to come up with a tale to accompany my chosen picture, but I got there in the end. Terry
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