Secret Garden

Roses, a photo by Isabel Maria Bush on Flickr.

   Last month my husband and I went to Disney to celebrate our anniversary. It was our first time going there together. I took a lot of pictures when we were there. I am sharing some of the photos of flowers I took on our trip along with Tes Kincaid's photo for Magpie Tales. My poem, "Secret Garden", is a small fairytale story that was inspired by that trip and the poetry prompts of  Jingle Poetry and Magpie Tales.


Secret Garden

Not far from the castle's gate
lies a garden
laid hidden to some.
Encompassed within its fortress walls
of cement blocks and moss,
roses and other sweet-scented delights
tell their secrets to the butterflies,
and lilies in a pond entertain frogs
in the afternoon sun.

At night-
birds leave their small palace in the trees
to hear stories of old told
from a large weathered leather-bound book
by a little princess fairy
on a rock.
.
Creatures of all types come as well,
listening to her tales
with gleeful hearts,
of two friends who fell in love
under the starlit sky.






    Mag 66 , a photo by Tes Kincaid for Magpie Tales


       
Flowers at Disney, a set by  Isabel Maria  Bush  on Flickr.

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submitted to Jingle Poetry  ("castles, fortress, and palace"),  The Creative Exchange 's call for photos, Poet's United and Magpie tales "Mag 66".

Story continued on another post (click here to view)

You may also like: "Nocturne", a song by Secret Garden (click here to watch video)