Preface To A Fairytale (Poetry)

Oh, free me from this gloomy place —
grey Winter’s solitary tower —
and read to me a fairytale
to cheer me, spend a stolen hour
in pleasant company with those
bright beings from the land of dreams
where heroes and princesses live
and Good defeats all Evil’s schemes

A world where Magick rules hold sway
and heartfelt wishes all come true
despite fierce monsters strange and cruel
the brave and steadfast win on through
and every story’s full of thrills —
some sweet young maiden in distress
disaster looming — all seems lost
the dragon’s triumphed,more or less

Till the last page when, sword in hand
her handsome prince, wits sharpened keen
then slays the beast with one swift blow
and rescues her, thus ends the scene ...
Such tales bring comfort to the day
as darkness falls and Hope’s success
depends how firmly we believe
in love and lasting happiness