“Dream on
Dream until your dreams come true”
Touched by a fairytale's wand
her dress of ashes and abuse
is transformed into fashion couture
that bears a label of expiration.
Steps and stones may accommodate glass.
But feet must dance to a rule book’s tune
or a timekeeper’s gift of pseudo class
will be unveiled under a liar’s moon.
“Sing with me, sing for the years
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears.”
Mysterious wears jewels well
in candle light and flirting.
Cinderella walks a fine line
of honesty and revelations.
The dour minutes continue to tick
upon the face of the jealous clock.
No dreams will unwind or trick
its mean pointed hands to balk.
“Sing with me, sing for the years
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears.”
A midnight chime announces
it is time to return to soot and ashes.
A hasty retreat and tearful goodbye
leaves a prince with a shoe and no answers.
©Susie Clevenger 2012
Kerry at Real Toads challenged us to create a pastiche.
noun
1. a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
2. an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc. taken from different sources; hodgepodge.
For my hodgepodge I used Aerosmith's lyrics to dream on, a mixture of rhymed and non rhymed lines, photo art, and music.
Kerry's Wednesday Challenge ~ pastiche
At Real Toads Fireblossom asked us to repost one of our poems. She said something about choosing one of our best and give it another ride around the web track. I didn't know about best, but I chose this one because I actually wrote one with some rhyming that I thought worked pretty well. I am no fan of writing rhyme because I am not good at it. Every attempt sounds odd to me because it reads like...well, like I was simply trying to find words to rhyme. So with this one I give my pen a high five for effort!
Fireblossom Friday ~ Simply the Best
At Real Toads Fireblossom asked us to repost one of our poems. She said something about choosing one of our best and give it another ride around the web track. I didn't know about best, but I chose this one because I actually wrote one with some rhyming that I thought worked pretty well. I am no fan of writing rhyme because I am not good at it. Every attempt sounds odd to me because it reads like...well, like I was simply trying to find words to rhyme. So with this one I give my pen a high five for effort!
Fireblossom Friday ~ Simply the Best
Comments
And such a jealous temporary escape! Brilliant poem with relevancy as well as pleasurable rhyme and powerful images. I am such a lover of re-visited fairy tale.
i don't know, the dress of ashes and abuse really got to me.
K
Your art and your words-so well done!
I'm in awe :D
♥
dani
YOU always enchant and show us the true heroine marches onward~