Once

Once "Once upon a time..." begins many a fairytale. They have happy endings, almost without fail. But I know "happily ever after," doesn't always come true, Like my once upon a time fairytale, spent in loving you.

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Laura Breidenthal

Date: 11/7/2015 6:12:00 PM

Another excellent poem! Reality sucks sometimes doesn't it? But it can still make a great poem! That last line is very powerful. Always, Laura

Lin Lane
Date: 11/8/2015 7:15:00 AM

Sadly, this was a part of my life. Fairytale turned nightmare. Thank you for enjoying it.

Punnia Viswan Bhatia

Date: 10/24/2015 9:18:00 AM

love is love's reward! Might think, it has gone waste; but you learnt the art of loving at the least :) lovely poem..deeply touched *7*

Punnia Viswan Bhatia
Date: 10/24/2015 8:57:00 PM

yes that's it; "not if we learn something from having survived them" :)) I am glad.thank you for the thought

Lin Lane
Date: 10/24/2015 1:07:00 PM

Not even our hardest trials are a waste...not if we learn something from having survived them. Thanks for the comment and the 7.

Emile Pinet

Date: 10/20/2015 9:46:00 AM

Very well done with wonderful feeling and depth. Nice flow of words with all the right stuff to lure the reader into wanting more. Emile.

Lin Lane
Date: 10/20/2015 10:26:00 AM

Thank you for the kind words, Emile. I wish there had been a true fairytale ending ...but then this poem wouldn't exist. I'd trade a poem for true love any day. ;)

Lin Lane

Date: 10/20/2015 5:17:00 AM

Fairytale vs. Reality. It's such an imperfect world. Thank you for reading this one, Mark.

Mark Woods

Date: 10/19/2015 10:46:00 PM

I enjoyed this in that it made a wonderful statement on how the world can really be sometimes.

Lin Lane
Date: 10/31/2015 8:44:00 PM

Fairytale vs. Reality. It's such an imperfect world. Thank you for reading this one, Mark.