the fairy tale trap

for Ana S. -- you inspire me

there once was a farmer, poor lad
he was feeling a little sad
and more than a bit trepidatious;
for his wallet was quite fat,
and his home largely spacious,
it seemed he was constantly dodging
the fairy tale trap.
along came a woman
he was fond of you see
because he came upon
her quite casually --
and they never had time
for the premarital chat,
because they were too busy
doing what comes naturally ...
but eventually,
he started to see
things that just weren't there;
he began to feel proprietary
over his favourite chair --
he kept having visions
of his impending decisions,
and lamented it was time,
to tell his lady
what was on his mind
she was so relieved,
for she had been so deceived
and bitter from a long string
of false Prince Charmings --
she found rings quite alarming ...
and without that silly thing,
the two were free,
to live together ever happily,
and they didn't even hear
as the fairy crept near --
and just like that,
snap went the trap!

Author's Note

on discussions with Ana S. Read her poetry, she is inspiring.:)
and I had to use images from the Princess Bride, due to the
fact that it's my favourite non fairy tale -- and the lead is my
own farmboy:)

Reviews

[redzone]

sorry to inform you KL but I discovered the Princess Bride and because I saw it so many times they had to make it a hit.. so this movie was and is still one of my favorites, you may love it as well.. and Ana too I suppose but .... lol

anyway... if a story starts out with " Once upon a time..." especially if a frog is involved, step back, turn around and run Run RUN!!! but in this case, glad his chair was safe and no rings were used or even seen and ooops.. the tale has a happy ending (at least for now) as some fairies and traps are not all that bad... and the poem rhymed, whoa KL are you in LLLUUUUVVVVV!!!??? hehehehe me thinks she has a farmboy on the mind...

redzone

[Lyn Anderson]

I had fun with this one, in the spirit of both the movie and Ana S. and her fun fairy tales.

[redzone]

I must read her stuff... Ana Sophia, I see that she comments on your poems all the time...

[Lyn Anderson]

You must, you must! She is a sap just like you. I will pass a recommend on to her.

[Bacchus]

love that you love your own farmboy-
fun to hear about your story together! :)

[Lyn Anderson]

Sorry -- I responded to this when you posted but it apparently didn't take. Thanks.

[Matching Socks]

Ha. That is totally one of my favourite movies too!!!! :)

Steady as she goes KL...

[Lyn Anderson]

How could it not be? And I worked on this one -- rhyming like this does not come easily to me. I tweaked it more than most poems, that's for sure. But thanks for the inspiration, in style and subject matter.:)

[Matching Socks]

Well you're rhyming sucked but that's besides the point. :)
JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You did a great job. That's Wesley sure is dreamy isn't he? :)