Joseph Rogers
ASIN: B006VFOARM
Publisher: St. Louis Bookstore
Pages: 25
In this short story in verse, King Regis commands his daughter, Rose, to choose a husband from among her suitors: the Soldier, the Builder, the Baker, the Prince, and the Traveler. "In a storybook-like castle,In a kingdom by the sea,Lived a kind and charming princessWho was as lovely as could be.There, too, lived her father,A king strong and stern and proud.Sometimes, though not often,He could also be a bit loud."After meeting the five suitors, there is a surprise ending and Rose makes her choice."On that day,Before Rose’s eyes,The golden path opened wide."This Kindle single also includes a poem “The Golden Key” in which two travelers seek a luminous path to the Tree of Life (a silver tree).**************************************