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Poetry Prompt

This poem is a departure from my usual style. It was written for a prompt from dVerse Poetics : Write a poem that is a prequel to a particular character from a nursery rhyme, Aesop’s fable, book, or mythology. Be sure it’s clear in the poem, who you’re writing about.

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Fairy Dust

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I was once the most fabulous fairy in the land

with millions of followers on Instagram

and all the magic dust a girl could wish for

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I conjured myself fabulous gowns and

diamond encrusted slippers

fancy tiaras and shimmers for my wings

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Everyone told me how gorgeous I was

how they admired my sparkling beauty

and envied my perfect life

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But somehow I felt empty and alone

the more I posted, the less I smiled

all my friends were online…were they even real?

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Then one day I was flying around

~ to be honest I was showing off ~

when I heard someone weeping down below

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Something turned in me and I found myself

alighting by a sad young woman

sitting by a fireplace wearing ragged clothes

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For the first time in ages, I sat

and listened and found myself asking

‘How can I help?’

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The rest is history…

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By Carys Owen

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27 Replies to “Poetry Prompt”

  9. Oh I love how you’ve described the early days of the Fairy Godmother….that she was quite full of herself until she met the “sad young woman” sitting by the fireplace and it turned her heart…and the rest is herstory! Wonderful prequel.

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  10. Carys, I think it’s great that you departed from your usual style to portray the internal transformation of the fabulous fairy… You’ve added substance to the character in a meaningful way.

    Much love,
    David

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  18. Whee! Such a lovely poem. Love the way you worked this prompt to provide background for the fairy and left us bounding forward to story of the unnamed Cinderella. Brilliant!

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