Behind your handsome
strong front gate
keep and castle
I beg you wait
For castles can
hold trolls or kings
who knows what yonder
castle brings
You see his outside
strong and lean
but the man who lives there’s
cold and mean
He seems prince-like
at first look
but beyond the cover
lies the book
life is short
unless you’re wed
to the surly troll
and share his bed
Copyright MaryBeth Mullin
2020
Rooted and Grounded 