ForeverPhoenix: One of the poems from my book, "Straight from the Soul": In Memory of Eve

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

One of the poems from my book, "Straight from the Soul": In Memory of Eve

We knew you as Eve

and to my young eyes

When they handed out grandmothers

I got the prize

A weaver of tales

and a spinner of yarns

Your words had me spellbound

like magical charms

A tale of two creatures

was a favourite of mine

So I knew it by heart

by the time I was nine

A vain white rabbit

and a dim-witted mole

Were abruptly acquainted

when she fell in his hole

She begged him for help

so he prayed for her soul

Whilst her beautiful fur

slowly blackened like coal

Decades have passed

since we last saw your face

But your wonderful stories

leave an indelible trace

To those who loved you

As dearly as me

These treasures now form

Your legacy

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WILLIE...! =(^..^)=2 October 2020 at 09:59
It reminded me a little of this..
Took some finding..(2nd link down)..

http://faeriefae.50megs.com/who_will_help_a_fairy.htm
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Claire-Louise2 October 2020 at 17:37
Hello Willie. It's lovely to know that you still follow my blog. I wonder if my grandmother based her story on this as elements of it are similar, although there was no mention of a fairy. What I remember most was her wonderful voice - she knew how to bring a story alive by using her intonation - as she described the rabbit floundering in the hole, preoccupied by the filthy state of her beautiful white fur.
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To my readers...

I have always had great reverence for the power and beauty of words, hence my love of languages and literature. As a child, I was strongly influenced by my grandmother, whose amazing skill for spinning a yarn or reciting a poem opened up a new world to me. Long after her passing, the stories she used to tell remain vibrantly alive in my memory. To this day, she remains my greatest source of inspiration. I like to think that I have inherited some of her skill and eloquence with words and that these gifts have been her legacy to me.

In recent years, it is through the written word that I have found a way to engage with the world and give shape to my thoughts. This blog originated from my desire to create my own small corner of cyberspace - somewhere to share and explore my ideas as they continue to evolve. From this place, I like to imagine that I am reaching out and connecting with the wider world, to people I have never met and my never meet. My hope is that these words will form a bridge connecting my world with yours; offering both you, as the reader, and me as the writer, an enriching experience.