Charmed Chaos
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Velvet Dream
Once upon a velvet dream flying free among the clouds,
there was an opal woman-child who… now beguiled
was given wings to float among the pearly butterflies
She flew near and far, even among the twinkling stars
alighting on a silvery moon searching for life’s meaning
but, stars and crescent moon guarded their sacred secrets
banishing her…they sent her to the fiery planet Venus
Venus to her delight was not what she’d heard
for on Earth where she was from
there were stories of a scorching hot world
but when she landed the planet sighed
released, and unfurled a blooming rose
as soft as velvet, white as a rock dove
and at last the opal woman-child
knew the meaning of life was love
©2018 Linda Lee Lyberg
D’Verse Poetics: Stock Phrases
Author’s Note: Lillian is hosting d’Verse Poetics and has asked us to begin a poem with the phrase Once upon a…
This is my fanciful take on the prompt.
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Charmed Chaos 
A beautiful tale. Love that you took me to another world.😊
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Thank you Vivian! I hope you are doing well.
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Love it Linda! A true fairy tale and a happily ever after!! Nice.
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Thank you Dwight!
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Almost mythical in feeling and scope. Love it — the ending is so gently beautiful! 🙂
So glad you posted to the prompt!
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Thank you Lillian!
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This is a wonderful tale of ending up in the right place… a place of love.
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Yes, thank you so much Bjorn.
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how lovely that she discovered Venus to be a welcoming place and not fiery, maybe love is like that after all? mythical and endearing tale.
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Thank you Gina. You are so sweet. Yes, maybe so.
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This sounds like something from Greek mythology. Beautiful!
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Thank you!
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Good observation that the meaning of life is love.
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Thank you Frank.
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Oh, oh, oh, I adore the finale. Yes, the meaning of life is love. How beautiful
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Thank you so much for the lovely response.
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