The Maiden

by Sylvia   Nov 21, 2009


Once there was maiden, named Jayden,
who thought she was fair and beautiful.
In reality Jayden was vain and narcissistic.
Thoughtless and unfeeling, a life full of drama,
she did not go unnoticed.
An empty heart longed for love,
did not want her destiny to be alone.
Fears of being forever forgotten, unbearable.
Jayden could not grasp pleasure and victory just within reach,
went down to defeat, no chance for eternal harmony.

Counterfeit laughter, terror filled the air,
petrified of the illusion, an oasis in the desert,
sand covered by a blanket of white snow flakes,
winter gathering the outcast, to hold, imprison
the brave restless travelers yearning to be free.

The mind a trickster, she had memories of music playing softly,
a prince giving her a special rose,
asking her to dance with him through the ages.
Together the healing would begin, scars released,
no longer numb from pain, dawn no longer dark,
he would save her from this disaster,
fix the spiral toward death and the grave.
Smashing the downfall, melt the ice in her veins.
Jayden would become his mate, no longer lost,
but a memorable, spirited woman,
a break from the tears that fall like rain
from her eyes, cool water washing away vanity.

Written for a club word association challenge. 5 lists of 15 words, use 3 of the lists, 5 words from each. I went crazy and used all 75 words. lol

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  • 14 years ago

    by Lady Nik

    Counterfeit laughter, terror filled the air,

    *Best line from the whole piece! Lol this was so funny and refreshing to read. I love that you used all 75 words, that's so creative. I liked that this flowed well. It wasn't all over the place or confusing. I think that's why I liked this piece so much. Very lovely piece :) Nik*

  • 14 years ago

    by anand singh

    Beautiful and well penned.No challenge to big for your tallented mind.
    An enjoyable read.
    Paul...

  • 15 years ago

    by Cindy

    Sylvia
    Wonderful job on the challenge....you left me laughing :) I wold never have attempted this...LOL
    Great job!
    Love Cindy

  • 15 years ago

    by Ingrid

    I once made a word challenge poem about Portugal, it had words like xenophobia and ostantatious and it was really difficult to make that into a nice poem, but I did and won, lol.

    This poem has a nice story, I have met many women like that on here, drama queeens, who think the world revolves around them..that is why I lost interest in most of them.

    Good job, Silvia, it must have really been hard to use so many words that were not your own chosing.

    God bless,

    5/5 Ingrid

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