Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

Such a beautiful face

What a disgrace

That it smiled so rarely

Even at those she loved dearly

From the moment she was born

It seemed her world was broken and torn

She ran away to the woods in the pouring rain

Running to get away from the pain

Until she met a mysterious old woman

At first she wanted to continue to run

But something about the old lady made her stay

Something she is thankful for to this day

“There’s no need to run no more

You have a power and I will show you what for

Come with me and I will teach you the way

But a small price you will pay”

The old lady said

A million scenarios played

In her head but she followed the old woman anyway

As it turned to night from day

They reached a cave and the old woman disappeared

In her place a little cat appeared

It led her to a magical book

That she quickly took

In it were hundreds of spells that would transform her world

Everything she had known and believed unfurled

As she read and read all night long

In a distance she heard a beautiful song

She felt herself transform into a raven haired witch

And now it was her turn to teach

All the young women in the land

How to fight and take a stand

She used her power to change the world around her

To bring equality and order

There was no more sadness

Or unhappiness

Only joy and laughter

They all got their happily ever after

Happily Ever After


About “Happily Ever After”:

This poem is a response to fellow blogger, Kevin’s, No Theme Thursday prompt post for this week. He has some great picks this week but these two images just stood out to me today. He has awesome NTT prompts every week, do check out his blog for more.

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This poem was mostly written for fun, I thought these two images went well together and seemed like they were from the same time period. It looks like they’re actually wearing the same dress in different colours which is what made me want to pair the two images. I wondered how I would get the stories to work together and this is what I ended up with.

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92 responses to “Happily Ever After”

  1. I enjoyed reading this, Pooja, I went on a short journey. The images fit the story perfectly. ❤️😊

    1. Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️

      1. ❤️❤️❤️

  2. Excellent story, Pooja. Love it. 👏👏👏

    1. Thanks so much, loved the images this week!

  3. How wonderful she turned out to be a witch. The story matches the pictures perfectly!

    1. Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it!

  4. Ahhh it did have a happy ending:) I was a bit worried. You have told this poetic tale with great style and rhyme Pooja.

    1. Haha yes, it did. Thanks so much 😊

      1. My pleasure 🌹

  5. It is a very imaginative and beautiful poem

    1. Thank you so much.

  6. It feels like there are many twists and turns in your poem making the reader sit on the edge of their seat to find out what diabolical end there is. But then they get their happily ever after… or do they??? 😱
    Great matchup to connect the images, by the way!

    1. Haha yes, many twists. Does anyone get their happily ever after lol?? 😂 Thanks ☺️

      1. I hope we do get ours! 🙂

        1. I hope you do too!

  7. Well written Pooja. Excellent pairing of the images with your story

    1. Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it.

      1. You’re most welcome 🙏🏼

  8. What a goal. Unfortunately, the world needs a lot of fixing today.

    1. Yes, it surely does.

  9. Cool concept, the matching bookends. 😎👏

    1. Thanks so much 😊

  10. I was not expecting the happy ending. I like how you brought the story of the two images together.

    1. Thank you, haha yes I don’t often have happy endings in my writing but this one did.

  11. Interesting….perfect to the image, thanks.

    1. Thank you so much.

  12. A quick but interesting journey. Thanks for sharing

    1. Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

  13. She found her calling after all.. it is interesting that our hero , like most heroes, she ran away from her pain, only to find her calling in the midst of her darkest hour. Then she uses the painful experience to make an impact in the lives of others.
    Wonderful story arc in your poem, PoojaG. 👏👏🙏💜

    1. Yes, she certainly did. I think even in life it’s sometimes in our darkest moments that we rise and become our best. Thanks so much 😊

      1. Indeed..darkest hour is before the dawn. 👏👏👏

  14. Very good one !! 🙏✅

    1. Thanks so much! 😊

      1. You’re welcome !! 😊

  15. Wow! That’s so good! Great poem, Pooja.

    1. Thank you so much!

  16. Such a good poem, Pooja. I enjoyed the story and the beautiful images to go with it.

    1. Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed it.

  17. 🌞 Wonderful Pooja.

    1. Thanks so much 😊

  18. We NEED HER!!!! Great story Pooja

    1. Yes we do lol, thanks!

  19. I love your poetic tale Pooja <3 and believe Disney would approve ~ Magical and the images are perfect !! 😉

    1. Thank you so much ☺️

  20. I am following her, the old lady, on Instagram, she is a good witch from California. I love here, she is so adorable! transforming reality is a new goal, everyone is here to choose the role.

    1. Haha yes she’s awesome.

      1. with every video she records her acting gets better and better

  21. I enjoy the poem. The two images being of the same person is clever. She turned out okay and is now teaching others about power. And the clients live happily. Cool!

    1. Thanks so much. Yes, it all turned out okay in the end.

  22. she is you
    oh brown cow
    too moo

      1. sacred cow from class clown. cross the sea and recite a poem about ahem amerigo vespucci. not deon denucci!

      2. now sing in god s country with bono and i eh?

  23. “She used her power to change the world,” that’s what we alll must do. Great poem. Hugs, C

    1. Yes, absolutely and thanks so much.

  24. You have an amazing ability to turn a few words into an engaging tale. Great job, Pooja.

    1. Aw thank you, that’s so sweet of you to say.

  25. Very powerful verses with a great uplifting ending! 🙂 Glad they got their happy ending <3

    1. Thank you so much and I’m glad they did too! 😊

  26. beautifully transformed, Pooja ..🤍💫

    1. Thank you so much ☺️

      1. so welcome 🤗🤍

  27. What a beautiful poetic story, Pooja, and I love happy endings. We need more like her with power to change the world to bring equality and order.💕

    1. Yes, I think so too. If only more people were like her we could change the world ❤️

      1. ❤️

  28. You’re a great writer, from start to finish! A great read. Thanks.

    1. Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed it!

  29. Oh I love this wonderful story you created, Pooja. Poignant and uplifting showing all things are possible💕

    1. Thank you so much, so glad to hear that 🥰

  30. Ohhh interesting!!

    Seems very magical

    1. Thank you so much!

  31. I really like this. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend.

    1. Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it. Have a great weekend too.

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    Nicely written.

    1. Thanks so much.

  33. 🙂 🙂

  34. Your work is great and never lose thought of that, ” it is what it is.” 👏 👏.

    1. Thanks so much 😊

    1. Thank you!

  35. That was very good. I like writing poetry too but can’t always get it going as easy as you seem to make it.

    1. Thanks so much. It used to be harder for me too but I think I’ve gotten a lot of practice with it recently which helps.

      1. Well, it does show.

        1. Thanks, that’s so kind of you to say.

  36. Very Nice 🤣😎🙃

    1. Thanks ☺️

  37. So beautifully told✍🏾✨

    1. Thank you ☺️

  38. Excellent poem!

    I’ve recently become very interested in a lot of almost Yungian archetypal characters that we see in literature (the aged long-bearded wizard, “the witch in the wood,” the captured princess in the castle, etc. ) It seems as though these figures seem to transcend time and geography – almost like we all have a primordial shared memory or that they matter to our evolutionary biology in some way. Anyway… super interesting share!

    1. Thank you and that’s actually so interesting. Weird how we all come up with the same concepts.

      1. You’re welcome! Yeah. I think it says something about the way our brains work collectively, or maybe even something deeper than that. Very interesting either way, though.

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