Rereading Beauty and the Beast recounted in World <br />of Fairytales, struck by the sense of loss when Beast <br />turns into just another prince – I began to dream of a <br />Beast who remains such, only gruffly shows kindness <br />as best he can, while still beloved by faithful Beauty <br /> <br />Eyes shining, gone aches and pains no medicine could <br />take away; love the story of the eternal Beast redeemed <br />by love and loyalty, Beauty never cheaply recompensed <br />with handsome appearance; outer hideousness keeping <br />her inner eye sharp for spiritual beauty deep within <br /> <br />A grotesque animal loving her with wild devotion instead <br />of a refined, boring prince is much more enchanting to my <br />mind - phantoms are so much more interesting than the <br />foppish Ralphs with which life abound; but we must <br />not let the secret out…. <br /> <br /> <br />“World of Fairytales” Michael Foreman, Random House, <br />Red Fox Edition 1994, pp.73-79<br /><br />Margaret Alice Second<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-secret-57/
