Friday, September 21, 2012

Briar Rose

Return of the fairy tale haiku.

My castle hidden
All the creatures slumbering -
Dormant, my kingdom

Tormented waiting
One hundred years' solitude
Shall it ever end?

Trees, brambles, dark thorns
Nearly impenetrable
My Prince, where are you?

Eyelids closed, restless
I hunger to awaken
I moisten my lips

My skin, so lonely
I offer my surrender
How long must I bide?

Desolation nears,
A kernel of hope remains -
Break the spell:  kiss me.

This haunting image of Sleeping Beauty was found here

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