Some Kind of Fairy Tale

Once upon a time...

A girl in a red hood
is saved from a wolf
by a man with an axe

A poor step daughter
wins the heart of a prince
with the help of a glass slipper

A cursed princess
is awakened from sleep
by true love's kiss

In a fairy tale...

A muted mermaid
loses her heart
and becomes an angel

A true princess
loses a night's sleep to a pea
and wins a prince

A hideous beast
gives up a rose
and is redeemed by a beauty

...And they lived happily ever after.

And a modern princess
lives an every day fairytale
with her very own prince

Tree Of Hearts

In the forest grows a tree -- a peculiar plant with flowering hearts
Twasn't always the lonely silent sentinel of the woods
Once a beautiful princess until a witch's curse rooted her to that place
She once had a sister who strayed from castle walls that kept her safe
Because her sister was filled with jealousy over a prince who loved her tenderly
The young princess was doomed -- her heart poisoned against all love
Her sister came and struck a deal, becoming a tree while her sister was spared
Now the tree waits for the curse to end while her sister lives without her memory
Others come to pluck her fruit to cure their ills and heal their hearts
While the Tree of Hearts waits for her sister to come and free her from the wretched curse
Until her prince rides by one day and sees the beauty inside the tree
He implores her then to tell the tale and asks how he can set her free
Her freedom then became his quest and he sought her sister to bring her there
But the younger princess remembered not the one who'd sacrificed for her
She wouldn't go to see the tree and the prince began to feel despair
'Til one day she began to look at him and again want to keep him for herself
He finally led her through the wood after promising a kiss as her reward
And when she stood and faced the tree a heart fell and landed at her feet
She picked it up and and gazed at it and the spell was broken instantly
The princess stepped out of the trunk into her prince's arms with love
Her jealous sister loosed a scream then she became a poison tree
The princess left her with a heart to free her if she'd take a bite
But envy kept her sister there refusing love from one who'd cared
While the Tree of Hearts wed her prince and lived her life with happiness

The Love Letter

Words written down that are just for me
wrapped up in their secrecy

Sentiments bound from pen to impart
drawing the picture from your heart

I never thought I'd ever see
words expressed so eloquently

It's more than enough to make me smile
to know you thought I was worth the while

So thank you for stopping to take the time
To write for me a simple rhyme

Pressed in a book from long ago
So when I opened it up, I would know

Whatever may come you're always there
In this life that we have shared

One Little Body

A soft fawn head

against my leg

A gentle paw

to tap my hand

The softest fur

beneath my hand

A graceful tail

greeting me home

A cold wet nose
in early morn

A warm little tongue
that licks my foot

And two golden eyes
to see my heart

All in one perfect body

that I call my dog

Mother's Gift

A hand to hold
when times are tough

A word to help
get my courage up

A heart to love
when I need it most

A dream to share
when I give up hope

A laugh to delight
as we share a joke

Then wings to fly
when the time is right

A mother's gift
is beyond compare

Tiny Bubbles

If I could keep
      this perfect moment with you
                                   wrapped in a bubble

I would keep it
      carefully wrapped
                       like the world's greatest treasure should be

I wish I had kept
        all of our moments
                              treasured every one
                                              and could take each one out
                                                                    to look at again and again

We're no longer together
         but those moments in my heart
                              are greater treasure
                                                  than the finest gold or trinkets
                                                                              because I loved you

And you loved me

Warts And All

I want you to see me
flawless, perfect, unblemished

To show the very best
that I know I have inside

And yet...

You find me in my mistakes
dirty, scarred, uncharitable

And the surprise is
You love me for those things

The miracle in being
That those things I wish most to hide

Are the endearments that draw you
And cause you to be perfect in my eyes

Lilac

I am old.

I am not the puppy I once was.

But I can still run

In dreams full of endless meadows and rabbits.

There are many things I will not do.

I won't go for walks.

I won't listen to the word no.

I won't go back to sleep early in the morning.

I won't volunteer for rides in the car.

But I will love you

With all my heart.

And I will also always steal from the trash when I can.

I hope you understand.

Blueberry

I  was born to be the companion of a king

or a queen

But I'm happy to be a companion

to you

Let's just sit here together

for a while

And then later, I'll let you wait on me

hand and foot

Just remember when you'e sad

I'll be the one

To lick away your tears and listen

To all that's on your heart

This is the real reason you wait on me

and treat me like a queen

Bunny

The world is my oyster

Full of people just waiting

to pet me

to give me treats

to adore me

to take me places

to love me...

Just for being sweet little me

Let me always be with you

And I'll be infinitely happy

Perfect Imperfection

I’m the ray of sunshine
That got lost behind a cloud
I’m the quiet melody
That was drowned out by the crowd

I have the best intentions
They just seem to go awry
Things don’t go as I planned
But I couldn’t tell you why

You’ll say that I’m the sunbeam
Who chased away the rain
You’ll say that I’m the music
Inside your heart’s refrain

You say that I’m the compass
That gives your life direction
And in your wise opinion
I’m the perfect imperfection

So happily we go along
Through any kind of weather
It doesn’t matter where we go
As long as we’re together

Heart Medicine

A sad heart
A heavy heart
A wounded heart
A broken heart

Sometimes it feels it can’t beat on
The pain squeezes like a vice

A cold heart
A bitter heart
A poisoned heart
A jaded heart

At times it seems so damaged
It’s a wonder it lives at all

An untamed heart
A divided heart
A guarded heart
A restless heart

Other times it feels restrained
When it wants to just break free

A light heart
A joyous heart
A singing heart
A laughing heart

Any time it feels happiness
It’s like a soothing balm

A leaping heart
A beating heart
A wild heart
A heart attack

Every time that you are near
It feels like it will soar

A contented heart
A full heart
A peaceful heart
A whole heart

It takes away all the pain
Encountered from before