Wednesday 25 November 2015

SEEING RED !

SEEING RED





Staring in, her brow does darken
She cannot believe her eyes
Seven bears, a rat, a dog  a cat?
Red Riding hood looking  surprised !


Her anger mounts as she looks about
the fairy tales they do shatter
Snow White and Red with a feather bed
a lion wolf as if it doesn't matter !

Have they no feel for a tale so real
Which makes your hair stand tall
Because children fear, far and near
He'll come to eat them all

Her face bright red as the hood on her head
She starts to plot and scheme
A tale she'll weave that you'll ne're believe
that makes the whole world scream

They'll take to their beds and hide their heads
Beneath the covers shaking
Their knees will knock like the sound of a clock
that to their doom is taking

She turns away to plan the day
that she'll make the earth thunder
Shake their beds and fill their heads
With a tale of fear and wonder.



D Owen

12 comments:

  1. Wonderful! Wonderful! Just WONDERFUL.
    Personal poetry at it's very best!
    Who's a very clever girl then?

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    1. I take it you enjoyed this ;)
      Thank you Kendal for your kind words :)

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  2. Oooooh how great is this....and who is this mystery character sitting their evily plotting?
    She certainly looks like she's not going to take this fairy tale lying down!
    xxx

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    1. Great! Not sure about that! This red hooded child?
      did not sound too happy, what on earth is going to start
      happening.... only time and the 1st of December will tell.....xxx

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  3. Perfect!

    I should go to bed, hiding my head,
    waiting for the thunder, who'll turn my world down under -äh-
    perhaps the Commoneos better have to switch to Sleeping Beauty now' with all the thorns around the house?

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    1. This girl is big, this girl is bad
      and I think you've made her
      slightly mad!! ;)

      Thorns could be helpful.... but to who????

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    2. Invasion from the island?
      Who knows, but we have to be prepared
      *g
      In that case, we'll finally welcome anyone here with roses...

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    3. Oh, I got it. You think the invaders would using the thorns against us?
      (This level of philosophy is bit too high for my very limited english- *sigh*)

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    4. You are doing very well with your English :)

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  4. Just had a thought. Could this red hooded mystery person be....drum roll!!!...A Red Haired FRINGE girl who's still on her journey to the Sasha Village!

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    1. That would be wonderful but unless someone's sending me one it's not happening! :)

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  5. Oh! That's disappointing.... but worth a try!

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