White Rose of Avalon

Love

  • Love Vs. Tragedy Poem

    For the final day of Love Week 2022, I have decided to share a poem about the nature of love and loss.   I felt this was the perfect way to end, as it is about how loving is better than never having felt that emotion no matter the end! Love Vs. Tragedy by Maranda…

  • Harmonize Poem

    For day six of Love Week, I have decided to share a poem that I wrote about the relationship between lovers and their creativity! Harmonize by Maranda Wabik Strumming lightly on a guitar He looks up with a gleam in his eyes I being to hum out a melody The song begins in earnest The…

  • The Story of Morgan le Fay and Sir Accolon

    For day five of Love Week this year, I have decided to go over the story of Morgan le Fay and her lover Accolon.    Morgan le Fay was the sister of King Arthur, and Accolon was one of the Knights of the Round Table. Their love story was one that began after Morgan’s marriage…

  • Venus or Aphrodite, By Any Name Goddess of Love

    For Femme Fatale Friday for this Love Week 2022 I have chosen to write about the most iconic Goddess of Love!    Aphrodite is her name in Greece, and in Rome, she was called Venus.   She is the embodiment of love, lust, and sexuality! Her relationships are many in the myths.   She is…

  • Dance of Love Poem

    For day three of Love Week I have decided to share a short poem about love and sexuality. Dance of Love by Maranda Wabik Hips shimmy and shake To the beat of the drum. Chest undulates as heart races. The mind slips into blissful silence. The body takes over for the mind. Hope flows through…

  • Snowflake Poem

    For day two of love week I would like to share a poem I composed about wintertime love! Snowflake by Maranda Wabik Snowflakes dance in the cloudless sky. Snowflakes dust along auburn hair. A snowstorm of passion awaits  Inside the apartment. The true snowstorm rages outside the walls. Inside we are wrapped in blankets. Porcelain…

  • Lancelot and Guinevere

    For day one of Love Week 2022 I have chosen to take a look at that most iconic of Arthurian love stories!    Lancelot and Guinevere are the lovers who betrayed their King by falling in love. Guinevere was given in marriage to Arthur by her father King Leodgrance in most versions of the legends.…

  • Announcing Love Week 2022!

    This bonus post for today is to announce that beginning tomorrow I will be beginning my second annual Love Week!    Just like last year each day will have a post related to love or romance in some way. As a hopeless Romantic, I have had a lot of fun planning this week’s posts.   …

  • Winter’s Knight Poem

    For today’s post I have decided to share another of my poems. Winter’s Knight by Maranda Wabik Snowflakes dusting Along deep auburn hair As she turns  To peer into the face of her beloved. A glint is in darkened brown eyes As a smirk appears upon his lips. He pulls her slight form To his…

  • Love Increases Poem

    For today’s post I have decided to share a short poem that I composed. Love Increases by Maranda Wabik Words unwind from his lips Promises of magic untold “This is what true love is.” Echoes in my heart After all these years neither would part Passion continues to grow Life will never become cold  Even…