Suddenly A Swan

Plain as she can be
She who sat next to me
Freckled with horn rimmed glasses
And late to all her school classes
An outcast, she thought by her peers
Dwelling on her chronic fears
Not wanting to be noticed
As like the beauty and grace of the lotus
Flying under the radar screen
Hoping she would not be seen
Blending into the background
One day she blossomed and was found
Like Cinderella and her glass slipper
Not even a prince could resist her
Suddenly she became a swan
One that others lavishly fawn

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 1/31/2024 8:24:00 AM
Lovely tale in poetic form, Michael. Beautiful rhythm and rhyme and would be stunning if set to music.
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Date: 1/30/2024 8:19:00 AM
Hello Michael, Swans are beautiful. they are graceful in the water. It is nic e to meet you. /Darlene./
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Date: 1/30/2024 5:33:00 AM
I love this poem, it's calming I love how it tells a story about a girl going from being a ugly duckling or a nobody to being a swan and how people who didn't notice her, now can't resist her, she got to be getting the last laugh now.Sensational write.
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Date: 1/29/2024 10:09:00 PM
Wonderful Poem.
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Date: 1/22/2024 9:30:00 PM
Indeed, it's a tale of sudden change of a horn rimmed glasses turning a beautiful swan. Congratulations!
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Date: 4/28/2019 10:16:00 PM
It can happen to guys too Michael. We had this guy in our class who was a bit of a troublemaker his hair was short and crazy and then summer came. When he came back to school we couldn't believe our eyes. His hair had grown out and he had matured and grown at least an inch or two. To this day I remember our shock. I enjoyed your wonderful poem and I'm happy to see it made her list! Congratulations on your deserving win. : )
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Date: 4/29/2019 2:55:00 PM
My kindle changes my words, so irritating.
Date: 4/28/2019 8:33:00 AM
Lovely done Michael! Congratulations for your win, and thank you! :) xomo
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Date: 4/15/2019 1:09:00 PM
Thank you, I do like people to point out my mistakes - Thank you again CayCAy.
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Date: 4/13/2019 5:03:00 PM
This is a very touching poem, creatively written and I truly enjoyed it. However, you've got hope hopping not hoping and sat as a set. (I like people to tell me these things.) There's something about your poem that infers it is personal??? The empathy in your thoughts and feeling about her is touching as expressed. CayCay
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