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"His Fire*" by Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan

SciFi/Fantasy text 8 out of 33 by Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan. ←Previous - Next→

Poem challenging the fairytale stereotypes. What if she was in love with the dragon?

Maybe I don’t want to walk along the frost laden walls that

Separate me from you and the from the centre

Of your dreams.

I will walk through the labyrinth and you will see my red

Cloak, hiding me from the woods where I was cold

without the bears bed.

I want to let down my hair so you can climb me, climb

Right into my tower and force me to spin gold from

Your threadbare wishes.

Maybe I will prick my finger on the needle of your heart and

You will show me the wolf inside with such piercing eyesight

And eat me alive.

I will not gaze longingly into your eyes because you woke me

Among thorns and weeds with a kiss. You slayed the dragon that guarded me in dreams.

I was in love with his fire.

Date	Name	Comment
18 Oct 2004	Joslyn Rubin	Loading... hehe.. i likes! the last line was the best! i couldnt tell thouhg if she was talking to a dragon or to a supposed knight... w/e its really cute. i love it lots! firsters comment dance Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan replies: "Ty She's talking to the Prince and is in love with the dragon that keeps her captive. Glad you liked it.Liadan x"
17 Jan 2005	Katie Collishaw	Loading... .. yes yes, I realize that you're probably sick of me saying "I love it" so I won't say it again. But I especially Love the way you break the line and continue it. Ex. My red cloak. Stuff like that intrigues me. lol LOVE IT!! Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan replies: "lol, once again I'm pleased that yo like this. Thank you for being so kind and lovely. Liadan x"
19 Jan 2005	Cat	Loading... Wow... i didnt even have to read the description to understand it! its soo nifty! im gunna bookmark it! too bad i didnt find it a few months ago, we were looking at fairytale steriotypes in english! DANG!! but i like it any way pulls out book mark Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan replies: "Thank you muchly "
6 Dec 2006	Taylor R Brown	Loading... I liked that. Especially the line ‘Maybe I will prick my finger on the needle of your heart.’ Nice fairytale mix. And it paints a great picture in my mind.
28 Apr 2007	Dan Shevock	Loading... This and it's companion poem are very well written.