I Once

By LaBruyere in childhood on

I once took refuge in the tainted past Clung to fairy tales and happy ends. The foolishness of youth to think 'twould last; I am--I was--as carefree as the winds. But taint or not, their power over me Was no less in their words than in spells cast And…

Narnia

By LaBruyere in books on

One childhood I had, but truthfully two; Nay, more than two worlds were my dwelling place. For every book I inwardly flew To lands much impressed and never erased From the light in my heart, writ on my face And etched in my soul with a lock and key-- And…