I read a poem recently and thought of you; it's excerpted in the front of Marian Keyes's newest novel (The Brightest Star in the Sky); anyway, this poem is titled "Little Red Riding Hood" and is written by Christina Reihill:
Once upon a time I was you Keeping secret Being True
What happened child Of golden hair What happened then I wasn't there
Running wild Laughing free Bursting sun You reached for me
But another won your heart That day A smiling lie Danced your way
You followed him Into a wood No one saw The wolf in hood
And now you stand And stare at me Your frock is stained Your knees are green
How do I hold your hand and stay How do I heal That death In May
Keep it up!
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I read a poem recently and thought of you; it's excerpted in the front of Marian Keyes's newest novel (The Brightest Star in the Sky); anyway, this poem is titled "Little Red Riding Hood" and is written by Christina Reihill:
ReplyDeleteOnce upon a time
I was you
Keeping secret
Being True
What happened child
Of golden hair
What happened then
I wasn't there
Running wild
Laughing free
Bursting sun
You reached for me
But another won your heart
That day
A smiling lie
Danced your way
You followed him
Into a wood
No one saw
The wolf in hood
And now you stand
And stare at me
Your frock is stained
Your knees are green
How do I hold your hand and stay
How do I heal
That death
In May
This day
This night
This hour
Long due
This ink
This page
This prayer
For you...
The green knees image really sticks in my mind. What was going on in that wood?
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