Young Prince, The Princess, and The King (a semi-true tale)
There was a prince so long ago that was to one day be the king,
A hazel-eyed princess within the clan he hoped would wear his ring,
He met this maiden fair and true at an age unthought of in his time,
A sweet fourteen beautiful lass when he approached her with “be mine”
She scoffed at him with unbelieving eyes that his words did not ring true,
His reply to her spoken desperately, “my beautiful girl, I’m in love with you,”
So beautiful she was this young princess that he feared his worth too small,
I swear to you my Lady of “Hazel Eyes” I will one day be a greater man so tall,
Sneaking away anytime she could as she and her sister rode the chariot to town,
Her sister despised the prince as he had rejected her and she wanted him down,
Fair princess couldn’t be deterred as her heart beat hard when he came near,
And he lost all his strength, his composure too, appearing as if drunk on beer,
His father the King of Chill said earn your due so the prince had to toll for a fare,
It seems all odds were against the prince of brown eyes with black and curly hair,
Her parents saw him to be another prince seeking but a notch upon his sword,
She became a maiden no more that year as secretly they gave each their word,
The rigors of war called him to train and he left her permission to play,
His heart so weary to depart with death so near he said this in a loving way,
Fear not my angel, I swear to you someday you’ll wear my wedding band,
One day after two years away he found her as she rode across the land,
Her eyes filled with joy as she asked him to sneak away as they did before,
A secret kiss that ignited their souls questioned what they were living for,
“I’ve missed you so much,” he said to her, “but I must return to battle again,”
But something had changed for the two as true love began to grow within,
The long kiss farewell brought teardrops to fall inside his lonely heart,
Each time they stole away together something came to tear them apart,
From parents to a call to duty there was always a new burden to bear,
This time, though, something was new as their true love began to flare,
Letters he wrote were stolen away and hidden by the beauty’s mother,
She had always fought and pushed that her daughter would marry another,
A warrior fighting in a faraway land must have hope and a will to survive,
Without the feelings of true love the prince may not come home alive,
Villains of the foreign land detained young prince and brought hell to bear,
While at home nightmares and fear of loss brought fair princess to prayer,
Somehow she envisioned him in the worst of ways, bound and hanging on a wall,
The truth of that chamber were horrors so fierce she couldn’t envision them all,
Sadly, he did hang upon the wall and whips laced his flesh with welts and pain,
While he endured the whip and dislocation of joints he whispered her name,
I cry to you my long haired beauty and pray I can survive each day one more,
As light faded to a dimension unknown he would see her open his cell door,
She’d pray for him desperately at night as she feared something was amiss,
And he would slip away in his mind to find her and steal away for one more kiss,
As his life slipped away he heard music of violins play when a vision of her came,
Was it a vision he saw for it was she the princess he had asked to take his name,
His father the King and his mother did what was necessary to secure release,
Agreeing to do as necessary and ordering that the captivity of a spy would cease,
So frail upon his return they thought his torture may remain within his mind,
His treatment upon the rack questioned his ability to walk and his sanity to find,
Months of treatment by the medieval doctors as well as wizards and priest prayers,
Brought little hope until one day he cried and announced let me be, my heart despairs,
So distraught he was as he fought tears of loneliness, despair, and emotions unknown,
He wept for she of hazel eyes and long flowing hair, the only love he had known,
Word came that she had sought his release and had been praying for his return,
The prince was encouraged, he so needed but a chance that her love he might earn,
When recovery seemed sure, an infection set in and our prince fell within his mind,
He had suffered so long it seems the energy to recover was impossible to find,
He awoke into a world of rose gardens with trees of perfection all around,
The gold pathways were wide and true and he soon heard a heavenly sound,
Laced within violins and harps in play he heard the hazel eyed girl’s voice,
“What are you doing here young prince,” his reply to her was he had no choice,
My Prince of Chill, what is it you seek in this land you have run away to,
I’ve heard her voice nearby, it is her no doubt, but she sounds similar of you,
He crumbles within as he feels her touch upon his skin and her kiss on his face,
Return to me I beg, my prince, when suddenly he woke looking about the place,
Soon young prince regained mind and strength that he may return home,
Wonderment filled his head as he thought of hearing her when he was alone,
The land of his father had near forgotten the prince as he returned unknown,
From nowhere came the princess of two years past and her happiness was shown,
To be the king of chill was his right although he never saw himself as a leader,
Her steed came to rest near the prince and his heart awakened to forever need her,
Tears filled his heart but his eyes didn’t betray him as they both asked about a letter,
To see her beautiful face was a dream fulfilled only a kiss could have been better,
What are you doing here, young prince, don’t you realize that you have a choice,
My Prince of Chill, what is it you sought in the land you ran away to, your voice?
With those words she spoke, young prince remembered them from his mind’s fall,
I must leave once more, my princess, for I fear I must answer one final call,
Will you return to me once more, young prince, that I may again be in your hold,
He packed the bags and all belongings and vacated the castle as he had been told,
Her last word of “Promise” played in his mind, her word of fear rang in his head,
And once again he rode away, when he would rather remain with her instead,
Time dragged on yet young prince did return with new chariot and gold in hand,
It seems while gone he realized his father’s departure left no king of this land,
Chill had no king yet our prince’s main desire was to have the princess in his life,
Again, she found the prince but this time she boldly said, “prince make me your wife,”
Soon at last, a celebration of love rang out across the land of the prince’s marriage,
Together they went to celebrate their honeymoon and left in a handcrafted carriage,
The rules of the land stated that when the prince took a mate he became the king,
He had endured so much to be with the girl he loved, he was at last, the…
Chillking.
The end, by Pat for Patti. I love you my angel.