<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=577874" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Prince Fell For The Fair Maiden…</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">An allegorical ballad</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Love bore the tale, <br>The black-eyed belle.<br>The prince loved her, <br>Despite the spell.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He married her, <br>Became a king.<br>The girl’s too shy<br>To be a queen.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">She dreamed of dales, <br>Of sweet carnations.<br>A bird in her soul – <br>Her consolation! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The king’s cruel mum<br>And sisters said: <br>“We’ve brought you up, <br>Our dear lad! ”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then the ocean of pains, <br>Of quarrels and worries.<br>The queen grows stubborn, <br>When the king dies…</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The court’s alarmed, <br>The palace dives in vice, <br>The skies assault the earth, <br>Women cry out their eyes.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The old hag raged, <br>Was absorbed in wrath, <br>Couldn’t cast a spell, <br>And met her death.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The widow grew more fearless, <br>No longer was she a slave.<br>She could display her smartness, <br>And the court was filled with awe.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The court prospered and flourished, <br>Ended the ill-fated years, <br>The young queen loved her homeland, <br>That love made her shed tears.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And the spark of beauty – the love<br>Was born again… it sparked, it flamed, <br>The knight adored the young queen, <br>Faithful to her he remained.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Many know that story, <br>The ballad of glory: <br>The old tricks and shams<br>Repeat themselves.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Turned into a brave woman<br>The humble lass in the past...<br>She hoisted like sails <br>Her mourning dress.<br>The virtue was rewarded… at last.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">29.O1.2OO2.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Translated from Georgian</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Janri+Gogeshvili">Janri Gogeshvili</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=577874" data-title="The Prince Fell For The Fair Maiden… de Janri Gogeshvili" data-description="An allegorical ballad Love bore the tale, The black-eyed belle. The prince loved her, Despite the spell. He married her, Became a king. The girl’s too shy To be a queen. She dreamed of dales, Of sweet carnations. A bird in her soul – H..."></div> </div> </div>

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