Wintry Virtual Reality

Photo Credit: KUKASMUU.COM

My friend knew that I was intent
on exploring a stimulating new hobby
so she gave me a gift of virtual reality for Christmas
and helped me strap on the goggles over my eyes.

Anticipating a special adventure,
I wake up in a red telephone booth
which transported me into a kind
of magical wintry masterpiece
in the snowfall of my mind.

I was taken aback by a set
of yellow eyes staring back at me
through the foggy window
with its brilliant iridescent fur
coruscating against the snow.

I suddenly remembered that
the game maker added a nice feature
where this mythical canine
will serve as a sapient cynosure
for the rest of my journey.

The quest involved finding a golden tree
in a labyrinth made of holly bushes
guarded by the Ice Queen
who spoke in riddles and resided
in a sacred temple outside the entrance.

Grateful for my linguistics background,
I felt like it would be fun
to have some tea and chat with the queen,
but little did I know of what I 
was going to encounter in this reality.

In response to… a lot of words and phrases this past week! Thank you for your inspiration! 🙂

• Sheryl: Daily Word Prompt – Cynosure
• Word of the Day Challenge – Masterpiece, Stimulating
• FOWC with Fandango: Magical
• Helene Vaillant:  What Do You See? 
• VJ Knutson: Weekly Challenge- Intent
• Laura Bailey: Maniac Monday 3-way Prompt –  Nice
• Girlie on the Edge: Six Sentence Story Blog Hop – Kind
• The Sunshine Artist: Coruscate
• Dark Netizen: Wacky Weekend- Canine
• Go Dog Go Cafe: Tuesday Prompt – In the snowfall of my mind