Sleeping Beauty - Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time
there was a beautiful girl;
a mysterious deep sleep
she fell into made her friends
and foes to coin her
the name "Sleeping Beauty".

A curse was bestowed on her
by a witch – the hands of time
kept on moving as she lay
motionless, never getting old.

The Crusade Wars and Templars
came and left,
as she still lay on her bed. No one
knew how to wake her up.
Napoleon, Henry the Navigator,
Poe, and Shakespeare kissed
her lips, but she didn't wake up.
“Only true love can wake her up!”
the witch had declared, eons back.

One day, a young man from the countryside came
with nothing but his  brush and paint. He loved Sleeping Beauty’s
legends so much that he painted her.  He felt her sweet natured
passions in every stories he heard about her.

One who wanted to really know her had come.
One who truly loved her had come.

Slowly she opened her eyes……




Date: 27/1/2016
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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A   Avatar
February 16, 2016 at 10:33 PM
again thanks
Roper Avatar
February 7, 2016 at 10:26 PM
Teddy, congratulations on your win! :-) Hugs Eve
Kimathi Avatar
February 8, 2016 at 6:50 AM
Thank you very much Eve! *^_^*
A   Avatar
February 7, 2016 at 6:55 PM
Thanks for the reply
Kimathi Avatar
February 8, 2016 at 6:49 AM
Welcome. ;-)
Lane Avatar
February 6, 2016 at 5:17 PM
Well done on this one, Teddy. Congrats on your happy ending.
Kimathi Avatar
February 7, 2016 at 4:52 PM
Thank you so much Lin! *^_^*
A   Avatar
February 6, 2016 at 4:21 PM
Teddy, Congratulations on your wonderful "Once Upon A Time Win!!!" Luv ~LINDA~
Kimathi Avatar
February 7, 2016 at 4:50 PM
Thanks so much for your applause, Linda!! *^_^* <3
Haight Avatar
February 6, 2016 at 2:42 PM
Congratulations on your fine win for your 'sleeping beauty' modern remake, Teddy. Hugs, Sandra
Kimathi Avatar
February 7, 2016 at 4:49 PM
Thank you for your applause, Sandra!! *^_^*
Onclaud Avatar
February 6, 2016 at 11:19 AM
sweet congrats on your award, teddy..huggs
Kimathi Avatar
February 7, 2016 at 4:48 PM
Thank you for your applause, Nette!! *^_^*
Allison Avatar
February 6, 2016 at 11:01 AM
I like your take on the story Teddy congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx
Kimathi Avatar
February 7, 2016 at 4:47 PM
Thank you for reading me and applauding my work, Jan! *^_^* <3
Scars Avatar
February 6, 2016 at 10:50 AM
Teddy, thank you for being a part of my contest, and it was a great poem...:) *Smiles* -luloo
Kimathi Avatar
February 7, 2016 at 4:45 PM
You are very welcome Laura. Thank you for enjoying my work, and hosting this wonderful contest!! *^_^*
Dietrich Avatar
January 28, 2016 at 6:44 PM
ahhh, you can't twist it no matter how hard you try. It's a twist but not a twist, because It is still so beautifully romantic. I gotta think of a really TWISTED one. hahaha (wish me luck)
Kimathi Avatar
February 2, 2016 at 5:05 AM
Hahaha. All the best in a TWISTED musing!!!!
Sage Avatar
January 27, 2016 at 7:56 PM
wow...the sleeping beauty tale...epic...well written Teddy
Kimathi Avatar
January 28, 2016 at 3:38 AM
Thank you so much White Sage! ;-)
White Avatar
January 27, 2016 at 8:49 AM
Beautiful,legendary and romantic. Teddy
Kimathi Avatar
January 28, 2016 at 3:33 AM
Thank you Kelli *^_^*
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