Artwork by Julie Rowan-Zoch 2014 Fractured fairy tales can be fun! Here is one that I wrote as an exercise to a prompt which, later on, ended up getting published. I wrote it in monorhyme which, I think, adds even more silliness to the already very silly poem. What do you think? I hope you enjoy my poem.
A special thanks to the talented Julie Rowan-Zoch for supplying amazing artwork for this poem. I knew she would do something great and she did!
Without further ado, here is the poem:
Much Ado About a ’Do
When Rapunzel the fair had let down her long hair,
Goldilocks, shocked, stood stock-still to stare.
Finally Goldi called, “Hey you up there,
what product is giving you such great hair care?”
Rapunzel said, “If I were freed from this lair,
I'd show you my tricks and give your hair some flair.”
But Goldilocks told her, “No way! You’ll stay where
the princes can’t see your hair. No, I won’t share!”
Rapunzel cried, “Goldilocks, I do declare,
your selfishness fills me with deepest despair.
You must be aware there are princes to spare.
I hope, down the road, you run into a bear!”
B.J. Lee 2012 All Rights Reserved
(first published in the Open Door Anthology, 2012)
Here's more about illustrator, Julie Rowan-Zoch:
A special thanks to the talented Julie Rowan-Zoch for supplying amazing artwork for this poem. I knew she would do something great and she did!
Without further ado, here is the poem:
Much Ado About a ’Do
When Rapunzel the fair had let down her long hair,
Goldilocks, shocked, stood stock-still to stare.
Finally Goldi called, “Hey you up there,
what product is giving you such great hair care?”
Rapunzel said, “If I were freed from this lair,
I'd show you my tricks and give your hair some flair.”
But Goldilocks told her, “No way! You’ll stay where
the princes can’t see your hair. No, I won’t share!”
Rapunzel cried, “Goldilocks, I do declare,
your selfishness fills me with deepest despair.
You must be aware there are princes to spare.
I hope, down the road, you run into a bear!”
B.J. Lee 2012 All Rights Reserved
(first published in the Open Door Anthology, 2012)
Here's more about illustrator, Julie Rowan-Zoch:
Julie is a reformed graphic designer, concocting and sculpting story ideas and illustrations –every day. She has illustrated three board books for Bailiwick Press (http://www.bailiwickpress.com/picture-books.html) coming soon, in October '14. Julie's blog is: http://julierowanzoch.wordpress.com/. I know you will enjoy her work as much as I do!
Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong are hosting Poetry Friday today over at Poetry for Children. Please join them for the roundup!
Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong are hosting Poetry Friday today over at Poetry for Children. Please join them for the roundup!
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