Sophie, the star princess... (or the other kind of beautiful)

Sophie
the star princess
(or the other kind of beautiful)

In a land where days were something unknown,
people lived during long lasting dark.
A king and his queen ruled the land guided by stars
which kindly lent their light and spark.

One glorious day baby Sophie arrived with a smile
but the royal couple had a terrible fright.
Their princess received in an unnervingly state,
brining gloom into the world of endless night.

The queen screamed ‘IT MUST BE A CURSE!’.
The king yelled ‘NO WAY COULD IT HAVE BEEN WORSE!’.
Sophie was covered in sparkling freckles, needless to say
they thought it was outrages and locked her away.

Feeling terribly sorry for having an ugly child,
the queen and king turned to ruling again.
Trying to quickly forget this horrible disaster,
as their daughter remained locked in the dragon Dimitri’s den.

No one was permitted to see the little girl,
turning her sad and filled with fear.
She spent her days bored and all alone
making her freckles one by one disappear.

Although this might have made the royals happy
they could not possibly have known.
Never did they visit their girl whose only companion
was a semi-bad dragon Dimitri serving the crown.

Although he told the princess the tales of the people,
he also plundered other kingdoms and set them on fire.
In the valley too, the lives of the people got worse,
as stars vanished and every night grew more dire.

More horrid news for the kingdom had come
because the stars had decided to leave.
‘This cannot be happening’ moaned the queen,
the king blamed the princess, good grief!

Dimitri reported the accusation to the girl,
who felt even worse than before.
How could she have brought along all this sadness?
She cried ‘What was this happening for?’

That moment under the heavy wooden door
squeezed in a few bright little lights.
Every one shone so fiercely and beautiful,
they were the stars fallen down from the skies.

They had come, they whispered, to help the girl,
make the parents finally understand,
that the birth of Sophie had not been a curse
but more a gift that the stars had sent!

Sophie had been the brightest star of all,
wishing to come down and visit all men.
Her freckles lit up as she remembered her wish,
and Dimitri knocked down the walls of the den.

‘You are the other kind of beautiful’ said the stars,
‘and the truth is that we all carry beauty’.
‘So it is upon us to decide what is fair!’,
so freckled Sophie realised her duty!

Dimitri rushed the princess off to the queen and the king.
To share her wisdom and the light she wanted to bring.
Sophie yelled ‘I CAN SHOW YOU HOW YOUR OWN LIGHT IS LIT!’
She said ‘Everything carries beauty, every last bit.’

Apologising to the star princess they fell to their knees,
recognising what they had done wrong.
Once they opened their eyes, listening with their heart,
they could not wait very long.

The star princess’ tale was spread across the lands,
bringing light to every adult, son and daughter.
Stars travelled back to the skies and the earth lit up,
then the nights were filled with laughter!

The End.