Love Poem: A Long Ago Fairy Tale
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Written by: Laura Mckenzie

A Long Ago Fairy Tale

Long ago and far away 
There stands in the harshest of lands 
A man without plenty 
He dreams of a place to call his own 
He wanders from home to home 
Fighting his fights and plundering his goods 
Lives like animal deep in the woods 
He follows a group with out rhyme or reason 
Roaming through life and all of the seasons 
There to his wonder he found but a dream 
There lays a woman crying in need 


She was tattered and frightened and very alone
And here, from her horse she was thrown 
Her eyes were like a vision that he’d never known 
Her hair was long and golden brown
And upon her head she wore a small crown 
So he helped her with her darkest fears
And kindly wiped away her tears 
She had never met such a man 
With ripped clothes and dirty hands 
The man she ran from was cold mean 
Causing her to run from that scene 
This man had a smile that was trusting and compassionate and true 


And in the smallest of hours her love for him grew 
But he feared he had nothing to give her 
No fancy clothes, home and nothing to eat  
So with his defeat 
He raised to his feet, and walked away 
And minutes later she run after him to convey
And say, “I love you”, please stay 
Together we can be happy and gay
I don’t care about jewels or money 
I know if I stay with you everyday will be sunny 
So off they rode into the woods with just the clothes on their back 
And she felt so content with a man named Mac 



 ( This is a fairy tale with a message!)