She Dreamt She Was A Princess

She Dreamt She Was A Princess

Her life started as

Any child's does

Loved by many

Especially God Above

Then circumstances tore away

All of her happy days

She did exactly as she was told

Had to be done perfectly, in every way

She never got to have a child's fun

Work, chores and turmoil is all she knew

She toiled many long hours a day

But, she had her dreams that one day she prayed would come true

She would do as they said to

All of it without a word

But, inside her mind they could not get

So her dreams went unheard

Sister's that were favored over her

They got all they wanted and more

While she, just a baby herself

Scrubbed, cleaned and dreampt some more

She would watch them go

Dressed in Gold and Silver they were

Her in her rags for clothes she thought

That would also be her

The years went by

To her chores she kept

Scrubbing, cleaning, listening to them bicker

Finally with her friends the birds, she sat and bitterly wept

For only once she wanted to go

To a grand ball where the Prince would be

Her dreams through the years

They all included he

She would twirl and dance when she could

While she was alone

Pretending she was dancing with him

The Prince before he married and was gone

Then one night it happened, as once again she wept

Her friends the birds started singing

She looked up and saw her there

In her beautiful gown so gleaming

" You must hurry now" said the one

Who visited her that night

" Must not keep His Majesty waiting "

Rubbing her eyes, she stood up, surely she was losing her sight

It was her Fairy Godmother, she waved her wand

All around her swirled a gown of white

A carriage awaited her

To take her to her most beautiful night

She walked in, there was a hush

That fell upon the crowd

The Price saw this beautiful one

He knew she would be his bride and, wear a Princesses' crown

They danced all night together

Not another did he even see

There was no other now

She was the only one, his Princess she would be

Now you know the story

Of the child who had nothing up to then

This peasent girl married her Prince

And taught us to keep dreaming our dreams

And never give up on them....

©Dana Price

2010