0208

horses shoes click on the cobble stones through the gate,
as the young stable girl stares for a moment hoping for her fate,
the prince dismounts his horse and gives her the rope,
as she slightly touches his glove having more than she could hope,
he doesn't look at her and only walks with his guards at each side,
looking at him while she takes the saddle off with pride,
placing her nose to the saddle to smell his sweat,
then touching the harness feeling it all wet,
after cleaning the horses and her thoughts of him fade,
she is startled by him standing there watching in the shade,
kneeling down with a stumble he only laughs at her almost fall,
he takes her hand to lift her up and offer her to dance at tonight's ball,
stumbling again with weak knees from such an overwhelming request,
feeling the emotions pushing through her mind to be this blessed,
the night comes as she has not anything decent to wear,
panic covers her as the night may be ruined being unable to prepare,
a knock at her door from one of the royal guards holding a case,
he takes it in and opens it to reveal a dress making her heart race,
at the ball the royals dance with laughing upper class giggles so fake,
as the people all turn to see a girl in a beautiful dress with a nervous shake,
the prince walks up the stairs to take her hand and kiss light on the top,
making her knees weak once again and almost causing her to drop,
they dance together as the others look on making comments of complain,
but the prince and the stable girl continue in their love with only more to gain.