<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=355816" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A princess' ordeal</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">In a backward forgotten land, <br>Where magic was yielded by man, <br>Lived a princess who wasn't bland, <br>Yet she was ignored by her clan, <br>She often craved to hear a rant, <br>She tried everything that one can, <br>But soon learned she'd no confidant, <br>With which to talk and gallivant, <br>Had she had someone she'd have been, <br>Less adventurous and caprice, <br>And ready for dangers unseen, <br>So she could live her life in peace, <br>A wizard that'd been made a flea, <br>By a foe that he tried to fleece, <br>Craved to reclaim what used to be, <br>So that he could quell his envy, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He hijacked the princess's life, <br>By filling her head up with advice, <br>With the intent of causing strife, <br>But his sway could not quite suffice, <br>So he took control of her mind, <br>And used the girl like a device, <br>Then proved himself a mastermind, <br>By changing how some were inclined, <br>But before he could pose a threat, <br>His deed had an adverse effect, <br>Which rightfully caused him to fret, <br>As it could be seen as suspect, <br>Changes which were hard to accept, <br>Soon made the princess imperfect, <br>All wished her beauty could be kept, <br>And as a result many wept, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The king wanted a cure found quick, <br>So he sought a witch to enlist, <br>Who claimed that she could heal the sick, <br>And knew all spells that did exist, <br>The cause of the blight stayed secret, <br>As the witch had been dishonest, <br>Such failure was hard to permit, <br>So she was put in a casket, <br>The course of action seemed quite rash, <br>But it made the problem vanish, <br>Which then caused the king to act brash, <br>And plan something yet more fiendish, <br>Within a nearby dragon's crèche, <br>The princess was left to perish, <br>The king was sure she'd lose her flesh, <br>As the beasts craved meat that was fresh, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">What happened next was lucky then, <br>As it dodged want for a weapon, <br>For the wizard changed back again, <br>The princess spewed without pardon, <br>As soon as her sickness had gone, <br>And a flea had become human, <br>She found her consciousness was won, <br>As she and the wizard weren't one, <br>Separate the pair were not on par, <br>The dragons favoured the mature, <br>What happened next was quite bizarre, <br>The sights seen were hard to endure, <br>As there was so much blood and gore, <br>And the princess felt doomed for sure, <br>She waited for what was in store, <br>As her chance of escape was poor, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Unforeseen the dragons fell ill, <br>Their guts slowly began to swell, <br>And in time their hearts became still, <br>One after another they fell, <br>She'd been certain worse was install, <br>Such as tortures worthy of hell, <br>Which even the wicked appal, <br>So clearly it was a close call.<br>But there was danger still afoot, <br>Which could make brave persons distraught, <br>The peril in which she was put, <br>Was clearly worse than one had thought, <br>A great ferocious fire was set, <br>Which had no hope of being fought, <br>It resulted from the blood let, <br>Of the dragons that posed no threat, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The princess then thought herself mad, <br>As an angel swiftly appeared, <br>To save her from a fate that's sad, <br>And to shield from all that was feared, <br>The angel said to act with speed, <br>Because the flames of the fire neared, <br>The princess then promptly agreed, <br>And thus was fortunate indeed, <br>She got away without a scrape, <br>From that with which she strained to cope, <br>With her mind in such a bad shape, <br>She felt it was beyond her scope, <br>To get back home without a map, <br>Then a stranger gave her some hope, <br>She had thought it another trap, <br>But the stranger was a nice chap, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He told her to look to the north, <br>His words were shown to be the truth, <br>So the princess quickly went forth, <br>And reached where she had spent her youth, <br>She made sure that she moved with stealth, <br>In a manner that was uncouth, <br>Then surprised all with her good health, <br>And made eyes at her family's wealth, <br>None could believe that she was back, <br>Once the news had become public, <br>And there was nothing she did lack, <br>Due to presents from the lovesick, <br>For her absence led to heartache, <br>At first the king thought it a trick, <br>But soon realised his mistake, <br>And saw the girl wasn't a fake, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">There was a rebuilding of trust, <br>But the princess was not honest, <br>For she felt revenge was a must, <br>She started scheming in earnest, <br>Help was enlisted from the best, <br>And her father's fate gained a twist, <br>Everything with which he'd been blessed, <br>Was seized at his daughter's request, <br>He didn't like his fall from grace, <br>But couldn't stop what came to pass, <br>His daughter governed in his place, <br>Her days of troubles were then sparse, <br>As she revelled in her success, <br>With the rest of the ruling class, <br>Living a life of great excess, <br>As a queen and not a princess.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Christian+Lacdael">Christian Lacdael</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=355816" data-title="A princess' ordeal de Christian Lacdael" data-description="In 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