The Lost One

Perdita you were born in a prison, Abandoned by your foolhardy father Yet weren't the stars of heaven commission To follow in your track like a mother. "In truth, wonder-were-you-really-lost" It's profound how someone's fate twists and turns Yet-righteousness still yearns in permafrost Waiting to explore; unending, concerns Waylaid with misfortune your life began Till a shepherd took you in as his own, Warmth shone till a prince took you to his divan And your royal heritage became known. Prince Florizel did disguise himself A merchant and so flee to Sicilia Where they could marry and there finds herself The one-true-lost princess of Sicilia