Moonstruck [English]

 I
The night beats soft
The night beats silent
A lost princess in white robes

Day and night - weaving her brothers freedom
For a fate they never chose

The witches scare her
The goblins lure her
Her fingers are cold and numb

The weeds are dull
But her eyes are bright
Someday freedom  will come.


II
The waters are still
The waters are deep
The stars give never a twinkle

A swan alights- a princess rises
The lake mirrors the face of a queen

May the night never end
May the dawn never come
May the curse never begin again

But the moon shimmers by
Her heart wails a sigh
Forever it will take for her to redeem

III
The tower is lofty
The tower is dark
The moon traces its path on the wall

But the princess has - long tresses of gold
Like the sunbeams that slip through her hand

The cold stone walls
Lock out every sound and sight
So she hums herself a tune

The song flies out
Into the star studded night
In search of the elusive boon

IV
The night beats soft
The night beats slow
Fairytales line her dreams

The dim lamp wicker- cannot warm the little body
The dress coming off at the seams

The toes are blistered
The palms are calussed
The days wage wasn’t enough for a meal

But the moon still peeps
Through the tiny kitchen window
And watches the child smile in her dreams .


May 14, 2011