Happily Ever After

 by Ron Tranmer ©

 

 

They were as two sailing ships

adrift on a sea of blue.

Looking for a lasting love…

A love forever true.

On one ship was a princess,

with beauty beyond compare.

Lost and looking for her love.

Lonely, and in despair.

The little ship faced many storms

and struggled to endure

She wondered, “Will I find my prince,

before crashing to the shore”?

Her ship was without rudder

and tossed her to and fro.

Her compass, made of hopes and dreams,

was pointing where to go.

On the other ship, a handsome prince,

alone in the sea of life.

Had nearly lost all hope to find

a princess… and a wife.

He had sailed on many seas

looking near and far.

It seemed that he had sailed the world,

wishing upon each star.

Then one day, the sea was calm

and the loneliness set in.

When yonder something could be heard

putting goose bumps on his skin.

The sweetest voice he ever heard

across the ocean blue,

singing, “Where are you my sweet love”?,

in a voice so pure and true.

He thought he saw another ship

as far as eyes could see.

“Could that be my princess,

singing out to me”?

He led his ship across the waves

as fast as he could go.

That sweet voice had pierced his heart.

He just had to know…

She saw him in the distance,

and said, “Oh, could it be,

that yonder comes my shining prince

in route to rescue me?”

In all of her excitement

princess stood up in her boat,

and fell into the ocean

where she tried to stay afloat.

As she struggled in the water

she soon began to sink,

but her prince jumped in and saved her

quicker than a blink.

As he pulled her safely to the ship

out of the cold deep sea  ,

she held him tightly in her arms

and said, “you’ve rescued me”.

Today the prince and princess begin

their lives of love and laughter.

So it’s time to say, “The end”…

and “They lived happily ever after”