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Mr Fox and Ms Crane
Sara the crane, stood watching, anxious
as Ryan her son, was teased in the schoolyard
she wrung her wings, tension brewing
Just then Brer fox, her husband, came and stood next to her
pulling her close, he said,”Honey, no worries
he is our son; no way will he be beaten.”
Sara looked at him and smiled for
Sure enough Ryan did not weaken,
but walked away
leaving the bullies defeated.
Brer said, “Yes, he has taken after you,
Knows how to give as good as he gets.”
Strolling back, they saw Diane, the lissome vixen
followed by a horde of admirers
And Mommy Sara winked and said,
”She sure is her Papa’s daughter,
there’s no escaping her allure.”
Walking home, he reminisced
“Remember our first date?”
“Yes!”She laughed, “You invited me to dinner
And served goulash on a dish
And I went home mad with hunger
drooling on the pillow
dreaming of skewered fish!”
He chuckled and responded
“Not one to be left behind,
you decided to pay me back in the same coin
Invited me to lunch on a hot afternoon
And, served my favourite sherbet in a pitcher
almost killing me of thirst, that eventful day
per chance you wanted to send me home
lying on a stretcher?”
“But then” she grinned, “McDonald’s came to town
Brer’s eyes shone and he added,
”And when Starbucks opened shop,
it was the jewel in the crown.”
“Our dates were non- stop
and we fell in love!”Sara sighed.
“Am glad we were both smart
Not to let our shortcomings keep us apart
Found a way to reach each other’s heart
And that’s how our life got a head start”,
Brer concluded, beaming with pride.
MORAL- Sometimes tit for tat may lead to this and that (and more) 😉
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The above poem was written for http://dversepoets.com/.Today’s challenge,Let’s be fabulists today is being hosted by Björn Rudberg (brudberg).The rules he has set for this challenge are-
- take an existing fable and create a poem out of it, maybe moving the anthropomorphism back to real humans.
- or, tell your own fable in the form of your preference. I think a world of foxes, lions and scorpions still exists, and can be used to create a poem.
- or simply rewrite you fable of choice in poetic words, many of the fables were actually poems to start with so you are in great company with the original fabulist.
- And if you use a fable and not just the characters, please include a reference to that fable. I would love to learn how your world of fables look like.
For more details,or to read what other participants have posted or to participate,please visit the site http://dversepoets.com/
smiles… this is a very charming fable… it’s cool how they found a way to reach each others hearts….and if mc donalds and starbucks helped…haha…why not
Thank you so much Claudia-so glad you thought so and yes dating and eating/drinking do go hand in hand,lol!
I love this .. what a wonderful idea to do a part two.. ingeneous and sweet.. and what wonderful dates they must have had on McDonald and Starbucks… love this..
Lol,yes,am sure they did !Am so happy that you liked what I wrote,Bjorn-I was despairing that time would run out without me getting started even 😛
Thank you so much for this fun challenge and for reading and commenting-I appreciate your love and support more than I can say 🙂
yes it will..i like the moral in the last stanza too on overcoming our differences…and that being the start of something much greater….
Thank you so much Brian-your feedback and supportive comment means a lot:-)
What a delightful fable of romance ~ Love will find a way to mend differences, smiles ~
Your beautiful comment made me smile Grace,thank you so much for reading and for your love:-)
There is an inherent sweetness in this fab fable, yet it tackles very real issues, & meets all the prompt requirements; & what fun to extend the dating to Mickey D’s & Seattle Starbucks.
Aww,such a beautiful compliment-thank you so much Glenn:-)Glad you liked this
It’s lovely when simple pleasures can bring two “people” together and when they can overlook each other’s faults…sweet.
So true-thank you so much for stopping by and for the warm comment:-)
That last stanza says it all – not letting shortcomings keep them apart (smart, indeed!)
Aww ,thank you Janna:-)Have you written for WOE & SE?I have yet to put on my thinking cap,lol!
I don’t know how you keep the challenges straight! The only thing I’ve done for WOE was the ‘it takes two’ challenge. I’m at the end of my day (brain drain) but am not placing what SE is at the moment. So far, all I’ve done this week is Speakeasy.
That’s cos I don’t write/blog otherwise Janna-not a real writer you know,without a prompt,I am lost,lol!Also I have subscribed to the sites-so I get a notification by mail-yes,u r right SE is speakeasy:-)WOE has their week 8 challenge up and my brain-even tho it is only middle of the day for me-is totally numb,ha!ha!You have a good night and sleep well-will talk to you again later in the night(my time),love you xx
Haha… duh – Speakeasy! Sheesh, I think it’s past time for me to have packed it in 🙂 Yeah, I did Speakeasy. The video prompt was intriguing to me.
Oh wow!You are really fast-mind like quicksilver 🙂
The stories that you write are so imaginative…. they just flow . Ideas that only you would be able to think up… I am in awe of the fiction you write… (this was fiction wasn’t it ha!) Diane
Oh Diane,that is such a beautiful compliment-am all smiles-thank you so much:-)Ha!ha!And yes,this was very much a fiction tho one of my friends did say that I remind her of Mrs.Crane 😉