she told of a tale
in a faraway castle
’bout a damsel, in distress
how she loved him,
fell for his demons first
and vowed to forever
love ’till eternity
but he was his devil
she gave him reasons
to wanna have a halo
instead of a horn
he made her
want to see heaven
instead of hell
and oh,
how she affects his soul
she loves him unconditionally
and washed away the blood
of evil on him
her voice was soothing
more tempting than
a million passionate kisses
and her touch was softer than
a light feathered cotton
he could walk throughout of hell
and be the angel
he so long desired
will good prevail
or will love ever
be greater
than any evil
there is
such was her story
’bout an angel and
a devil in disguise
in a faraway land
where no man
can find

Image Credit- Pixabay- Ariadne-a-mazed
(For visually challeneged reader, the image shows a castle at night, it’s turrets and towers reflecting moonlight. A cloudy sky can be seen in the backdrop.)
For Sadje’s
What do you see # 35- 22 June 2020
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Philippine-born Michelle Navajas, currently residing in Malaysia. Michelle authored the book “After – Rain Skies: A Million Stars” for PWW during their Million Stars campaign.
Graduated with a Master of Education majoring in English in the Philippines, Michelle was a former college professor, teaching literature, speech & oral communication, creative writing, drama, and theatre arts.
Michelle is active in her writing profession and works as a freelance creative writer.
Michelle passionately blogs at www.michnavs.wordpress.com, where you can find her prose and poetry on love, life, motherhood, and her advocacy on abuse and violence.
A published author on Spillwords NYC https://spillwords.com/what-if-snowflakes-dont-fall-in-winter/
Her poem “Again” is published on three platforms, on MEDIUM -an International Writers and Readers Space, AFRICA WRITERS CARAVAN, and at WOMAWORDS LITERARY PRESS.
kindly go check the following links
–https://womawordsliterarypress.home.blog/2020/06/29/imagining-life-after-the-ravaging-virulent-covid-19-pandemic-a-special-journal/
–https://personalitiesofinspiration.wordpress.com/2020/06/29/imagining-life-after-covid-19-a-womawords-june-edition/
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Very nice!!
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Thank you💞
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Reminded me of “Beauty and the beast”. Lovely poem Mich!
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Aw, thanks for that reference Radhika..🤗🤗🤗
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This was a great read 🙂
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Aw thank you i am glad you like it💕💕
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Ah! Such a lovely retelling of a well-known tale, Mich. ❤️🤗
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Thank you Punam..i was actually thinking of something else when i was writing it..lol..a literal evil in human pretending to be good or masquerading over someone being good..
💞💞💞
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You wrote it beautifully! It is just that the mention of evil and damsel in distress reminded me of it.
You are so welcome, dear. 💞💞
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aw, thank you Punam you are so kind.. and for you to like it, is an honor
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🤗❤️🤗💞
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Yes! it reminded me of Beauty and the Beast, too! Very lovely work, Mich!
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Thanks Rhen but as i said i was more of thinking about literal evils in us ..hiding over and just waiting to be exposed..lol..
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I can appreciate that too, truly…”hiding and waiting to be exposed”…
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thank you…
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You’re welcome.
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I love this Mich! Not only very gothic but the underlying allegory works really well.
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thanks Chris i think this is one of my very few attempts on this kind of poetry and i a glad you like it..
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Ooh love this Mich, those shadows of light and dark that are in all of us.
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i agree Mirriam.. so many among us hiding ….and masquerading..
thank you so much
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I loved this!! especially these details, so lovely and original:
“her voice was soothing
more tempting than
a million passionate kisses
and her touch was softer than
a light feathered cotton”
👌💕💕
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Aw, thank you so much…
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This one’s superb, Mich. Great take on the prompt picture. 🙂
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oh, thank you Kitty.. always a pleasure to see you here
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You are welcome, Mich, pleasure is all mine. 🙂
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Gorgeous imagery, and a intriguing fairy-tale Mich… was there a happy ever-after ending ??….💛🤗🤗😄
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thank you Ivor
i wish there would always be a happy ever after ending for all of us Ivor…..i wish…
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I’m always a dreamer Mich…💛🙄😉
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that is so wonderful… i too like is a dreamer… i cant imagine the world without people who dream big …
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The story in this poem is expressed so vividly and with such emotion. I love it, Mich!
True love CAN change people in such powerful and beautiful ways if the one loved will allow love to change them.
I’m a happily ever after person…but I know that we can all have good and not-good in us…and with some people…the negative in them is so much stronger than the positive and even with someone loving them, they might never change. 😦
I’ve always wanted to believe in the good in people, but I’ve been fooled by some people who were evil deep inside. 😦
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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thank you so much Carolyn for always sharing your lovely thoughts here, that is why you were greatly missed when you were AWOL for a while …lol.. i too am a believer of seeing the good in even the worst situation and like you i believed true love can change people.
thank you and sending you lots of love,,,
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Love can bring out the good in all humans.
Beautifully written Mich.
thanks for joining in the challenge.
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Thank you too for the lovely photo prompts as well Sadje😊😊😊
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You’re most welcome Mich.
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Reblogged this on Keep it alive and commented:
First in this week;
A fascinating take by Michnavs on the Prompt
Enjoy!
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Thanks Sadje…
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My pleasure
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a dark story well told, perfectly matches the prompt … seeing the light in another can help 🙂
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Thank you kate…😊😊😊happy Monday..
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🙂
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Intresting it shows a more lifelike possibility of a fairy tale.
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Thank you so much..happy monday😊
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Your welcome. Have a good week.
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So well written about the damsel of love and the devil. It is true that love does demolish the demons. Although, I won’t show this poem to my damsel(my wife)😊😊😊
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.thank you for sharing your thoughts here ..i am sure your beloved damsel is well taken cared of and loved by you..💕
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Of course she is. I just didn’t want to be the devil😁🙄
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Lol…of course .😁
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Beautiful, Mich! Your poems have such a lovely flow. ❤️
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Aw thank you Eugenia ..that warms my heart😚😚
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My pleasure! 🌞
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amazing work
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Aw, thank you so much and welcome on board💞
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So many women fall for the “bad boy” image. Sadly there usually isn’t an angel inside but women insist on “rescuing” the dream. But that one angel trapped makes it seems like the danger is worth it…
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That is so true Val…thank you for sharing your thoughts here..💕💕💕
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Fantastic and beautiful imagination, Mich and I loved the castle too. An enigmatic poem.
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Thank you Kamal…its interesting how far our imagination can go..😚
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Welcome 😊😊😊 Mich yes imagination has no end.
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Words fail me… as they most always do when I read your poetry. So good…
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Aw, so nice of you..thank you Beck💞💞
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This reminded of “Beauty and the Beast”. And very well written, Michnavs!!
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Thank you Nathi..😊😊😊
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You’re welcome 😇
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oooooh. love how mystical this is! and these lines are genius, dear Mich:
to wanna have halo
instead of a horn
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Awww….thanks Rose…💞💞💞
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alwaysss
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Beautifully written. This reminded me of Beauty and the Beast! Loved your take
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Thank you Shweta..
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My pleasure 😊
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Wow, beautiful tale of love, rich and raw
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Aw thanks Jude..😄
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Always my pleasure Michelle
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It is all about sincerity and the love that is shared with that same sincerity. Regardless of beauty or the beast.
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Oh, yeah that is so true Zak….i agree thank you😊😊
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Beauty and the Beast. I have always adored this concept.
This is beautiful and captivating.
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thanks so much dear
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My pleasure 🙂
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Wonderful piece!
Pls check out my uptake as well:)
https://themysticwagon.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/the-beginning-of-the-novel-in-ancient-times/
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Thanks..i will
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Seems as if the relationship here had a bad interplay. Pure deception on both parts.🤔
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Thanks for the feedback…😃😃😃coffee cheers
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☕️☕️A pleasure it is …and coffee cheers to you as well!!
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beautiful poem! thank you for sharing this wonderful masterpiece with us!☺️
Follow @everythingtips for tips and recommendations if interested! It would mean a lot to me🥺🤍
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Thanky you and i will go check in😄
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