dragon sister ate my ipod

for Frieda

It was an ordinary day.
But sometimes,
ordinary days
turn into extraordinary ones.
I heard a rustle
by the trees
or maybe, it was a
sneeze
either way, it gave
my heart a squeeze
when I saw woman
who looked not quite
right ...
twisted skin and bone,
muscle sinew half woman
half dragon or ferocious beast,
she smiled at me
if such atrocities
could be called a smile
and asked in a voice
more akin to nails
on a chalkboard
and almost as intelligible,
"Give me that thing",
at first I thought she meant
my ring but then I saw
she wanted to sing,
and so, not without
great sadness and trepidation
did I offer my ipod in exchange
for my salvation
to this hideous thing.

an hour later I am on hold with Apple
trying to get my unit disconnected --
yes, it was stolen,
can't you see,
I explain patiently
a dragon sister took my ipod,
she seems partial to Rob Zombie ...

Author's Note

This was a challenge issued by Frieda to make something of this bizarre pic.

Reviews

[Onlyme]

Great poem that was fun and interesting with a delightful twist to make you chuckle more.

[Lyn Anderson]

Well thanks I appreciate it

[Neville]

Where have these words been hiding all my live long daze.........You are one crazy cat.. dont ever change........ oh' and I reckon she would love it too..... N

[Lyn Anderson]

She did. Our banter is after my check mate above. :) 4 years. You gotta lotta reading to do lol

[Neville]

Sounds good to me.............. N

[Lorry]

I think I have yet to experience an ordinary day, there's always something that will turn the walls inside out and dump you into surrealville. But look on the bright side, you'll save oodles of time not having to agree to their terms and conditions, which change every five minutes. Don't they know, we agree already :)

[Lyn Anderson]

Lol. The preceding poem was a challenge based on the image. Frieda thought she'd stump me. To this day it's one of my funniest memories of a writer I adored but never met, and miss so much. Many fun and amazing writers were driver from this place by trolls. I went on a near two year hiatus due in part to that same reason. But it's writers like yourself who keep me coming back

[Lyn Anderson]

That's driven. Damned autocorrect makes us all sound like idiots

[Lorry]

I do wonder if the trolls won and everyone left, would they just troll themselves into oblivion, or would they wake up and realise how pointless their actions, and therefore themselves are. But on a lighter note...
Ha, if you want a laugh, look up auto correct mistakes, there is a list of them. Large hadron collider comes out as large hardon colluder :)

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes autocorrect is quite the nuisance. I turn it off and it resets every update

[Norman 223]

That was the problem with having an Apple - she wanted a byte of it. Musically, of course ,my Samsung may have appeared more suitable for her needs.
Thanks for the chuckle!!!

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much. I used to love it when Frieda (a writer who left a while ago) gave me image prompts. She thought this one would stump me.

[Bacchus]

a polished piece-
too funny!

[Lyn Anderson]

Why thank you. It was a challenge -- Frieda (she is missed around here) kept challenging me to write poems from weird pics. She thought she stumped me with this one. It's a game I used to play in here, ready, set go ... and people would time me. I am glad it comes across as "polished" -- many people are hyper critical of people who don't "perfect" and edit things to death -- I say editing is necessary to correct errors, not always to make things better.

[M.E.Lyle]

An hilariously funny poem complete with the latests technology. My dear dragon sister wouldn't know what to do with an iPod. Me neither, for that matter.
Well, this was great fun to read. It made me smile today.

[Lyn Anderson]

Well thank you, I appreciate the visit and the review.

[Einstein Noodle]

leave it to Frieda to come up with such a challenge ... enjoyed your poem .. i don't do I-pods nor phones but if i did i am sure my sister would want it ... tho she lives far away such a creature could easily make the jump ... fun read ..
E
ps you tell that Frieda to get back here to the cafe ... she doesn't listen to me :{

[Lyn Anderson]

I wish on the Frieda front

[Delmar Cooper]

Loved it, most especial was the "atrocity of a smile" that said much.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks sir. I am back. maybe.

[Blake Fodor]

A philosophical gem in deceptively simple style.

[Lyn Anderson]

Ahh yes, thank you. I enjoyed this little challenge.

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

Funny I love the Humor Hilarious.


I love some of Rob Zombies music his older Album.


You did an amazing job here and song went perfectly with
this Wonderful write.


Thank you for your lovely review and
comment you left on my page and your
advise I really appreciate it and thank you
for this Funny poem that you wrote I just love it.


Blessings. kindred poet

[Lyn Anderson]

Glad you enjoyed and I loved your poem

[Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet]

I am glad you did. thank you. It's a pleasure my friend. Blessings. kindred poet