Within the pages,
the fantasy lives.
Eyes dance as stories
come to life.
Imagined wings navigate
flights of fancy.
Wishes granted,
dragons slain,
kingdoms won,
fortunes gained.
Close the cover and
reality intrudes.
Grounded.
She’ll take flight again,
with the magic
between the pages.
Copyright © 2018 Penny Wilson
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Penny Wilson is a freelance writer who writes in several genres. She has written articles for WOW Women on Writing. Her poetry has been published in online journals, such as Ariel Chart, Spill Words Press and the Poppy Road Review. Penny is a member of the Austin Poetry Society. Her poetry has been featured in the publication America's Emerging Poets 2018 by Z Publishing and in the Poets Quarterly published by Prolific Press in Spring/2019. You can find more of her writings on her blog at https://pennywilsonwrites.com/ and follow her on Twitter @pennywilson123.
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Thank you so much for reblogging this! 🙂
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this is such a strong visual poem with an equally strong message. you write with such creative depth, penny.
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Thank you so much Audrey. This could have been an apt description of me as a child. 🙂
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Poignant
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Thank you!
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Pretty i like that
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Thank you, Michael.
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Yes, the wonderful land of imagination nicely tucked in those pages
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thanks!
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