Today’s word promt Cold remembered me of a classic fairy tail by H. Ch. Andersen “The Little Match Girl”. I was inspired by this story and here is my poem:
There was a cold night
When she started to walk
In a big slippers of her mom
Her toes were getting frozen.
She tightly held the bundle of matches
And couldn’t go home.
Her father would get very angry
That she didn’t sell any one.
She felt hungry and the snow covered her head
Wished to be behind those windows and walls
With blowing candles and tables covered with food
sitting beside the fireplace, enjoying the light.
She looked at the matches and asked herself:
‘Should I use only one to get a little warm,
to see the flame and feel like in my mother’s arms?
…It felt so nice though only for a short while.
She stroke the next and she saw
her granny with smiling face calling her by name.
The flame started blowing out
taking her loved one, far far away.
‘No! Please, stop! Please don’t leave me here!’
And to make sure she won’t stay alone
Stroke all of the matches to bring her back
now she saw her clearer than ever before.
Stretched her frozen arms, happy and blessed,
Her granny will take her to a beautiful place
There is no hunger, no cold, no darkness,
Only love, peace, joy and God’s presence and kindness.
A beautiful work of art.
Thank you very much! I appreciate your comment and that you stopped at my lines. Blessings!
Lovely and sad….
Yes Cathy it is a very sad story and it is very deep. H.Ch.Andersen wrote it very well and if you will read the entire story you will feel you are a part of it.
Yes…I know the story and it is sad…
A beautiful artwork to a sad story.
Thank you and yes it is sad and rereading it today I felt a little melancholy and have thinking of my granny. Blessings!
A fine, heart-filled re-casting of the story, highlighting the more impressive parts. Sadness, yes, though peace as well. Reminds me of the film Pan’s Labyrinth, which my friends don’t like because the same thing happens to the child there. But I find it a beautiful story, providing in dreams and fantasy the better end for a child caught in the larger tragedy of war. Thank you!
Thank you very much for your nice words and review. Yes it is a sad story but feeling the joy of the little girl when she is meeting her granny is so deep and true. Some people are leaving this world with smile though they didn’t smile for a long time.
Have a peaceful and blessed rest of your weekend!
And you enjoy your weekend time as well!
Tkank you!