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La Belle au Bois dormant MAG

July 31, 2008
By raeTo SILVER, Evanston, Illinois
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In the dampness of summer heat
we bounce on that trampoline
in our own secret garden, where the hedges and weeds and sunflowers
are overgrown
look at us,
we are beautiful
we are young
we are alive
we are untouchable
There are memories
when you see time pass by and flow like syrup
we danced through life
do you remember?
We thought we were Sleeping Beauty
guarded by a dragon
saved by a prince.
Childhood is lemonade stands on your block
and Mickey Mouse pancakes and seesaws,
sandcastles
and believing in fairy tales
do you remember
how our mothers found us sleeping on your couch one afternoon
really thinking that princes would come
to wake us up
and we would marry them and dance on clouds and our dresses would change
from pink to blue and back to pink again
well, now we don’t believe anymore
in fairy tales or each other
life woke us up one day, not a prince
it got through the thorns around our castle, the ones that shielded us from reality
when it did
you were you and I was me
and neither one of us
was Sleeping Beauty

© Olivia T., Dallas, TX

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emoducks BRONZE said...
on Feb. 10 2011 at 7:18 am
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This is very true.  A lot of people went through this.  They wish their whole life that the perfect person will come someday, but it usually doesn't... this was a good poem, I really liked it.
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on Jan. 24 2011 at 12:03 am
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This is one of the best poems I think i've ever read. I love how it started with such a feeling of joy and sweetness then drops away all of the sudden, just like in real life. Amazing job
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on Jan. 19 2011 at 6:34 pm
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wow this poem is very intresting with a very shocking ending
plummer said...
on Jan. 19 2011 at 11:35 am
you used some great poetic devices
vfms1 said...
on Jan. 19 2011 at 8:12 am
I found many similes like "when you see time pass by and flow like syrup"
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This was so beautiful, I love how you didn't expect the ending to be such a turn-around. Great job, keep it up, you have a talent
_Tasie_Bear_ said...
on Oct. 9 2010 at 7:05 pm
Hey this is a good poem hope to see mor3 of these !!
_Tasie_Bear_ said...
on Oct. 9 2010 at 7:05 pm
Hey !! LOL !!
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check out my poems! please!
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this an amazing poem...like it a lot :)
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this is amazing. beautifully written- really. so true.
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I really liked this poem. It captures a child's love for the unrealistic and whatever you want your imagination to hold... idk maybe i got something else out of it.. great poem though :D
BiancaMarie SILVER said...
on Apr. 30 2010 at 8:18 am
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this is most deffinalyy an ahmazing poem. andd its sooo truee. 

i have to say though i do miss the old days whennn faily tails is alll we thought about.

well anywayss. comments and rate mine please?????

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on Apr. 13 2010 at 3:51 pm
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Lovely. What more is there to say?
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This is very beautiful.
MyFairyTaleEnding SILVER said...
on Feb. 23 2010 at 10:31 am
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This is soooo COOL. This happened to me too. I love how you put Sleeping Beauty in it to compare childhood. It was a fantacy wasn't it? LOVE IT. :)
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on Jan. 10 2010 at 4:50 pm
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wow i really liked ur poem. it reminds me of my trip to disney world. i was upset cuz my childhood fantasy turned out to be just a fantasy. lol
booklover08 said...
on Dec. 19 2009 at 7:52 pm
I completely loved it....so much feeling and by the end i was smiling and a tab bit sad...loved it =) keep writing plzzz.!
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on Dec. 13 2009 at 3:30 pm
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Great job, there is so much feeling in this poem :)

<3
Kayla said...
on Sep. 22 2009 at 12:30 pm
This is really great. I could relate so much to it, especially the ending.