Fairy-queen,
silver moonlight drizzled in her hair,
glowing, gleaming in the night,
she dances unaware
of eyes transfixed by the sight,
a body stilled, by glance ensnared,
she twirls and whirls, entrancing sprite,
unable to move, he stays right there
bound, bewitched, until daylight
Henry Fuseli [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
This is Day 12 of NaPoWriMo. The prompt was to use alliteration and assonance. I wrote a quadrille for dVerse that fits both prompts. ๐ ย The prompt word was “drizzle.”
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Oh, well, you had me at “fairy-queen.” ๐
I’m glad you liked it. Something happier today. ๐
I like how you can picture a person, man transfixed by the beauty of a woman. โค
Or, you of course, can picture "a body" (above and heavenly) which is above. The man in the moon has "eyes."
Merril, this was such a dual purpose poem, where it could be fantasy or reality. All in the eyes of the beholder! ๐
Thank you very much for your interpretation, Robin. That’s what’s great about poetry–there are many interpretations. I hadn’t thought of it as the moon because, of course, the fairy was real. ๐
Well, of course, I included reality in my dual purpose interpretation, Merril. ๐ Funny, but the moon leaving in the morning. . . (Your words) “bewitched, until daylight” . . . by setting probably would not have occurred to me had it not been a full moon post week! Yours, Dan’s, mine and many more full moon posts all week long . . . Timing is everything, I suppose.
Very nice sound, an enchantment to read.
Thank you very much, Frank!
Do you choose the artwork first or write the poem first?
I wrote this poem first. I was trying to think how to use “drizzle.” Then the image of the fairy queen in the moonlight popped into my head, and I went from there. ๐ I was going to publish it without a picture, but I thought I’d see if I could find one that fit.
Magical! I like the sprinklings of alliteration.
Thanks so much, Mish!
Your alliteration and assonance is subtle and sophisticated. It’s very lovely, and the a and a makes it mesmerising.
Thank you so much, Sarah!
Enchanting!
Thank you! ๐
A nice contrast between her twirling and his paralysis; with subtle alliteration and assonance
Thank you very much, Derrick, for your in-depth comment.
The alliteration and assonance are beautifully integrated into the poetry. And the words dance! (K)
Thank you very much, Kerfe! ๐
This is fun!
Thank you, Ken!
I love the thought of drizzling moonlight!
Thank you! It seemed right for a fairy.
enchanted & bewitched ~ thanks for joining us ~
Thank you! ๐