Purple princess stands up tall
Looks for her knight the valiant Sir Jasper
She knows he is out there
She knows as he told her he would return.
For so long, she lived in loneliness
Unloved, uncared for, accepting of her lot
But her Prince has given her a shred of hope
She clings to it, believing he’ll be back.
They met by chance, accidental it seemed
She stumbled in front of him
He reached down to lift her out the mud,
They spoke for hours, eyes locked.
She tends her farm now, crops and livestock
She dreams of Sir Jasper away on his conquests
Wonders as she cooks if he thinks of her,
Considers it unlikely he would come back for her.
In the heat of battle the knight is wounded
Blood flows, his heart thuds, mortality looms
He fights this wounds, he struggles back
He has one last prize, he yearns for, he craves.
The mist is lifting, a lone figure appears
Slumped in his saddle, resilient to the end
She looks up from her labours, her heart skips
Runs, her love has returned to her arms.
Written for: http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/fairytalechallenge1/
Morpethroad 
Like all fairy tales, there is a happy ending. Well, if he didn’t die once he got there. No, no, I’m sure he lived and they had a dozen kids and they lived happily ever after on the farm.
Well I would hope so Jackie. Thanks so much for your positive comment.
Gorgeous Michael romantic and filled with longing!
Thank you Yves. I found this a hard prompt, what you read is my third effort.
I find fairytales a challenge as well balancing between something an adult would read and that is also child friendly. I just posted my attempt this morning haha
Well it’s a good challenge and I’m pleased I came up with something that I thought met the criteria.
I think so too =) It gets me out of my element and trying something new and I love fairytales you think with a 6 year old daughter I’d be an expert haha
Fairy tales, the romance, the fantasy, I am glad he returned, to once more her knight in shining armour. 🙂
‘Be’ ..I left out be 😦
Thank you Jenny. It’s the nature of fairy tales for the Prince to return to his one love.
awwww this is very pretty and I was surprised by the purple.
Thank you Anja, I am happy to have surprised you.
What a lovely tale! 🙂
Thank you so much RoSy I knew you’d be a fairy tale lover.