PrincessesPretty maidens in pink and purple
Fairy princesses pampered darlings
Grow in palaces with dreams of princes
Full of valour and gallantry, power and prowess;
Build castles of gold and ivory in their minds
Charming beyond words, unsung by poets,
Perfect pictures of paradises on earth.
Alas! At last the castles like a pack of playing cards
Tumble at one breath of demon Destiny.
Pains and pangs are the pathetic reality
Bright paints blackened beyond recognition
Bleak prospects fill the thorny paths
Pathos beyond the scope of a Greek tragedy
Pride saves the poor soul leading to peace.
