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Much Ado About a 'Do

7/24/2014

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PictureArtwork 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:


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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!
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Linda link
7/24/2014 10:14:35 pm

Your poem is so much fun to read! I love the conversation between Goldilocks and Rapunzel!

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 12:42:16 am

Thank you, Linda! I'm glad you liked it! It was fun to write!

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DONNA SADD link
7/24/2014 11:48:42 pm

Fun way to start the day! Thanks for the giggles, B.J., and Julie, my days are always brighter with a new work by you! Thanks Gals! :0)

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 12:42:54 am

Thank you, Donna! and thanks for stopping by!

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Sylvia Liu link
7/24/2014 11:55:13 pm

hahaha. Love the poem & the illustration. Great job, both of you. :)

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 12:43:50 am

Thank you, Sylvia! Glad you liked it! and yes, Julie did an amazing job!

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Penny Parker Klostermann link
7/24/2014 11:58:08 pm

What a way to start my Internet day. I clicked on Julie's email and see this adorable illo and then find that it's paired with a B.J. poem! What a double treat!
I've had my time to read, sit, and stare.
Now I'm off to share this poem about hair.

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 12:44:41 am

Thanks Penny! I'm glad you liked it. Julie is wonderful! Thanks for sharing and tweeting!! :)

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coleen patrick link
7/25/2014 12:48:03 am

Fun! Love that last line. ;)

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 02:24:34 am

Thank you, Coleen! and thanks for stopping by!

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Michelle Heidenrich Barnes link
7/25/2014 12:49:42 am

How fun, BJ! Splendid interweaving of Rapunzel and Goldilocks. I'm curious, where was it published? Also, Julie's picture is fabulous- the evil glint in Goldie's eye and the scissors in her pocket are priceless!

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 02:26:33 am

Thank you, Michelle! It was published in a fractured fairy tale anthology called "Open Door" in 2012. Yes, I think Julie "little touches" are priceless too!

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Teresa Robeson link
7/25/2014 12:56:50 am

You two must team up more often to give us such wonderfully illustrated hilarity again!

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 02:27:56 am

Thanks Teresa! Yes! I would love to team up with Julie any time! :) I'm glad you enjoyed our collaboration!

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Telaina Muir link
7/25/2014 01:13:35 am

This is wonderful, and the illustrations are so awesome. A great pairing!

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 02:28:57 am

Thank you, Telaina! and thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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Elaine Kiely Kearns link
7/25/2014 01:15:51 am

Great post, B.j.! And I am a big fan of Julie's art!

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 02:30:00 am

Thanks Elaine and thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you enjoyed the poem and artwork. I'm a huge fan of Julie's!

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Dana Carey
7/25/2014 01:24:34 am

Fun stuff, Julie and B.J.! :)

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 02:30:46 am

Thanks so much, Dana!

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Rosi Hollinbeck link
7/25/2014 02:26:58 am

LOL! Very cute -- both the poem and the art.

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 02:31:29 am

Thank you, Rosi! I'm glad you stopped by!

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Jilanne Hoffmann link
7/25/2014 02:36:21 am

I love the juxtaposition of Goldilocks and Rapunzel in the poem and the illustration! The expression on Goldilocks's face is priceless. Well done!

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 02:39:01 am

Thank you, Jilanne! It was fun to wonder what would happen if Rapunzel and Goldilocks got together! Yes, and Julie's artwork is priceless! Thanks for stopping by!

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rhythm link
7/25/2014 03:40:49 am

What fun!!! Two hair princesses going at it!

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 04:45:49 am

Thank you, rhythm! Yes, the hair princesses! That's a great way to put it!

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Matt Forrest link
7/25/2014 04:42:14 am

Very fun, BJ! And I really like the tight rhyme scheme...bet it took you awhile to finally nail that poem down!

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 04:46:58 am

Thanks Matt! Yeah, it was a bit of a struggle, but well worth it in the end. I felt that the monorhyme would really put it over the top.

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Julie Rowan-Zoch link
7/25/2014 04:45:19 am

Thanks for asking, B.j.! Easy when the right words light up images in my head.

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 04:49:11 am

Thanks for accepting, Julie! When I was thinking of an illustration for this poem, I thought, hmmm, Julie Rowan-Zoch! <3 :)

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Julie Rowan-Zoch link
7/26/2014 06:37:18 am

:)

Bridget Magee link
7/25/2014 08:20:21 am

Too fun, BJ! And Julie's illustration is fantastic! I'm going to share this poem with my two girls, both of whom have hair down to their waists. My husband and I always say that we have a lot of hair going on in our household, just not on either of our heads! = )

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 11:46:53 am

Thank you, Bridget! That's funny about the hair in your household! I hope your girls enjoy my poem!

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Monica link
7/25/2014 11:16:03 am

So good!

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B.J. Lee
7/25/2014 11:47:33 am

Thanks Monica! I'm glad you liked it!

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Liz link
7/25/2014 10:12:44 pm

This is very fun and creative and yes, I think the mono rhyme adds to the silliness.

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B.J. Lee
7/26/2014 05:57:35 am

thank you Liz!

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Donna Smith link
7/25/2014 10:33:59 pm

So cute! Love it!

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B.J. Lee
7/26/2014 05:58:56 am

Thanks so much, Donna!

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Keri Lewis
7/25/2014 11:27:14 pm

Ahahahhahahhaa, GIRLS! So funny. We really should know better than to let boys come between us. :-)

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B.J. Lee
7/26/2014 06:11:42 am

Keri, Yes, you are so right on that score! :-) thanks for stopping by!

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janet wong
7/26/2014 02:22:15 am

FUN! And you did a terrific job of packing that second line with sound. Another neat Rapunzel poem is Eileen Spinelli's "Advice to Rapunzel" (page 69 of The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School)--please look for it!

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B.J. Lee
7/26/2014 06:14:23 am

Thanks so much, Janet! And thanks for noticing L2 (one of my favorite lines)! Off to look up Eileen's poem!

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Catherine link
7/26/2014 12:01:44 pm

Fractured fairy tales are lots of fun, and yours is so clever! Love Julie's illustration, too! Thanks for sharing.

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B.J. Lee
7/26/2014 03:29:03 pm

Thanks so much, Catherine! I love fractured fairy tales too (perhaps that's quite obvious! ) and I love, love, love Julie's illustration! :)

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Mary Lee Hahn link
7/26/2014 07:32:53 pm

I love it when I find two unrelated book characters together! Fun poem!!

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B.J. Lee
7/27/2014 02:40:03 pm

Thanks Mary Lee! Yes, I totally agree!

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Susanna Leonard Hill link
7/27/2014 02:50:02 am

Love the story/poem and the illustration! Great work you guys! :)

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B.J. Lee
7/27/2014 02:40:53 pm

Thank you, Susanna! And thanks for stopping by!

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Catherine Johnson link
7/27/2014 10:30:44 pm

What a neat poem B.J. and I love Julie's illustration too :0)

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B.J. Lee
7/29/2014 04:10:37 am

Thanks Catherine!

Julie's illo is awesome!

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Laura Shovan link
7/28/2014 01:09:54 am

Hi, BJ. I loved hearing these two fairy tale divas sassing each other. Cute!

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B.J. Lee
7/29/2014 04:11:29 am

Thanks Laura! "Sass" is a great word!

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jan godown annino link
7/28/2014 09:11:33 pm

A Goldi giggle & a Rapunzel rip-roaring rhyme.
Cheers for the good cheer, here.
And Julie Rowan-Zoch - she's a sharp one with the drawing board. Do you see the scissors tucked in Goldi's pocket? So much emotion packed into this lovely cartoon. You two creatives make a radiant pair.

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B.J. Lee
7/29/2014 04:13:14 am

Thank you, Jan for your kind words! And I agree, we do make a good pair! I love all of the little touches in the illo like the scissors.

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