those fairy tales get to us when our eyes are new and the juice of origination is 100 proof...and yes, they do lose their wattage, so 007 has to keep circling through and mr schwarzenegger becomes pathetic, and tinkerbell has grown old on red carpet...but, nevertheless, they got us in the beginning, and taught us magic and red carpets, and set us free into the kingdoms of hope, where the good guy always wins in the end...great job jacob
Posted 9 Years Ago
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9 Years Ago
wonderful insights...and a smile...thank you for your review, Ed...
appreciate your w.. read morewonderful insights...and a smile...thank you for your review, Ed...
A very cruel thing about life and growing old is that everything looses sheen and romance jaded. We sre not left with much to live for. So well written.
Nicely done, Jacob...particularly enjoyed the part about the "surprise endings". We look for these in real life when we finally grow up...such stories gave us high expectations. As children, we want to believe in everything, expecting no less than sheer truth, even in a fairy tale story. When we reach the age of maturity, those oxymoronic beings of real life start falling out of the closet. Loved reading this!
What strikes about the piece is how tight it is, every word pulling its weight, which is the kind of thing which only looks easy. As if that wasn't enough, the conceits are so elegant yet simply expressed that you're left saying "Well, why didn't I think of that?" That is the mark of a successful piece.
Despite the ugly truths of reality, I love fairytales for the promise, the dream, and the imagination they provide. They open doors to worlds otherwise unknown; and through those worlds, other dreams are born. When children are at their most hopeful, fairytales deliver dreams unknown; and somehow, despite the complexities of life, we always hold on to a bit of belief in the dream. Monsters may creep out of the closet every now and again, but we learn to face them head on.
Your opening and ending lines are a great introduction and conclusion for the entirety of the poem.
fairy tales of monsters, ogres, demons, werewolves, all I think were created by small children and women... tales all to real and these monsters often are under the bed and just down the hall... but perhaps one of those monsters is that we forget them as we grow old and sometimes in forgetting we get eaten, especially after the night light has gone out... of course we also can see them in broad day light.. fairy tales: they delight and fright!!
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Posted 9 Years Ago
9 Years Ago
i really appreciate your insightful words, Curt...
The things we tell our children and continue to do so even after we know they teach rubbish. But like most things that are bad for you they taste good at the time. Always a pleasure to visit your page:)
Posted 9 Years Ago
9 Years Ago
and i always appreciate your visits and kind reviews, Pryde.
The truth of monsters is much worse than anything anyone could ever dream up, and they don't have fables trademark of looking bad equals bad, real life monsters look just like us.
those fairy tales get to us when our eyes are new and the juice of origination is 100 proof...and yes, they do lose their wattage, so 007 has to keep circling through and mr schwarzenegger becomes pathetic, and tinkerbell has grown old on red carpet...but, nevertheless, they got us in the beginning, and taught us magic and red carpets, and set us free into the kingdoms of hope, where the good guy always wins in the end...great job jacob
Posted 9 Years Ago
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9 Years Ago
wonderful insights...and a smile...thank you for your review, Ed...
appreciate your w.. read morewonderful insights...and a smile...thank you for your review, Ed...
Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..