she borrowed manuals from public libraries
hand book of tricks to gathering decks
bending whims and spoons
and how to pull the rug
from under the witches' spells
even blew time-lapse recording of
twenty nine picture sleeves
and related memorabilia
into thin air
from the top of her cake
but she couldn't
just couldn't
make warning bells disappear
or erase a single frame of her show reel
Have you heard tomorrow's news yet?
the clowns bounced
aah a trapeze artist
that's what you should be sweetie
better than whip-cracking
so medieval and primitive tch tch...
ponies adjusted their glasses
consulted their notebooks
yes you can virtually live a day twice
if you fall into a safety net
at any event
plucked knocked down dolls chanted
anything can happen
imagine anything!
But she had had enough
of that foolish nonsense
I'm the Goddess
and I shall do as I please
( look mom I ended my sentence with
please)
so she kicked back her feet
plucked rainbows out of sun
threw in some star dust
and punctured enough pinatas
to get the party going
before you could say
jackathumbajackaree
the world bowed at her feet
the wine lived up to its name
crowds chanted fair game fair game
and all the animals from all the fairy tales
nodded their approval again
and again and again
Author notes
Option # 1- Picture Prompt
Credit: Photobucket
A contest entry
- PIF Picture & Quote Prompts! by perfectsunset.
575 points, ended October 7, 2008, 15 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
1 - 5 of 5
-
Wow this was very originally crafted. I really liked
your imagination and thoughts in this were very clever. Wonderful imagery & elaborations.
A most beautiful write you have penned here!
Thanks for entering & best of luck
-
-
thank you so much for HM
-
happy that you like it
would have hated to disappoint.
-
-
i like how streamlined the last four or five of your poems have been (havent read back further yet). everything is very neat and direct, enhancing the subtle play in language that pops out every once in a while. best of luck to you. im sure ill be back by soon.
-
-
thank you so much for reading my work. I really appreciate honest critiques. that's the only way to learn and grow...besides reading awesome poetry on this site.
-
Adding your comment:
1 - 5 of 5
