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Mortal Father, ill-Prepared, Gives Away The Bride
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The father looked upon his daughter, now grown,
her frame, bony, Grimm, a fairy tale in motion, thin collar bones;
fingers pseudo-Grethel, sticks, knotty twigs, meant to fool the wicked
witch.


He dared to touch her hair, so long, curls and tangles,
flowing down her back, a clip to have, but can never hold it all;
like Rapunzel, letting down her locks, final rescue was a long time coming.


Regarding her face, so tender, her manner quiet and gentle,
yet Snow-White shares trait with Rose-Red, was seeking too, has found;
he mourns now, the loss of his daughter, belonging now to the bear prince.



reformatted and slightly edited (didn't quite "fit" the page when posted long ago before i had den controls). ... of course in order to read it now, you need a magnifying glass!


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 Reviews of "Mortal Father, ill-Prepared, Gives Away The Bride"
Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on November 13, 2003
A very nice poem.

Reviewed by C. Gourlay (Reader)
Reviewed on September 25, 2003
this is so well written... the question is why must men be born to be free and women - born to be owned. i love this piece. tks

Reviewed by Jaclynn Huntington (Reader)
Reviewed on September 20, 2003
How quickly time passes... the reflection in a parent's eyes. Wonderful write.

~Jackie~

Reviewed by Erin Kelly-Moen
Reviewed on September 15, 2003
Very Grimm-ish and devastatilng, Anne!! :)

Reviewed by Dens Dreamweaver (Reader)
Reviewed on September 15, 2003
Really enjoyed this write hun.. You know if you set your den to use the WYSIWYG format you can highlight the poem and then click on where it says font and choose what font size you want to use (smile)..

Anyhow - its a lovely poem..
Melanie

Reviewed on September 15, 2003
that or just make the print larger on the computer (which i did!); my peepers don't work as well as they used to; gettin' old...what a lovely write; enjoyed~! thanks for sharing! :D (((HUGS))) and love, your friend in texas, karen lynn.


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