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I pause upon the sidewalk
admire a Norman Rockwell framed with
flowering dogwood, coralbells, blooming vegetable garden
(that is, if he'd painted house portraits)
my eyes search for
brush strokes of Van Gogh
depicting a spirit, bold
(a perfect blend of charm meets warped)
Gladly sink my feet
upon her canvas, find it complete
with childish laughter
(and a hamster upon the sill)
Tail wagging greets me
ever-painting at a frenzied pace
a scene blissfully domestic
(not a thing out of place)
as baby puppy, all cuteness and charm
leads me to a cozy corner chair
beside a crackling Alizarin fire
(and tales, shelf-lined)
I expected pithy rantings (mixed with sarcasm)
and direct reviews; find the hostess
to be warm, witty, and surprisingly rather long winded!
(lesson: never judge a book by its cover)
by Margaret Bednar, 12-5-2012
This is for Imaginary Garden with Real Toad's - Ella's Post "Oliver Twist". We were to write in the style of Charles Dickens (failed terribly) and describe a fellow "toad" of our garden! Well, you let me know if you know who this is! :)
15 comments:
What a wonderful way to introduce our MZ.. The set up is brilliant, and all the elements of character are carefully placed within the structure. Really well done.
Love it...love the ending. I do believe she doth describe Mama Zen
MZ!! Lovely and true!
Mama Zen! You did a wonderful job!
Baby Puppy jumped out at me, lol
and surprisingly rather long winded
ha!
Mama Zen. she cool.
Yes, Mama Zen. :)
Well summed up character.
Sadly I don't know any of you well enough to attempt this sort of thing, but can appreciated the ones I read.
It has to be
Mama Z!
Love it! And that Baby Puppy - she is a wonder!
p.s. I so love this guessing game.
Can only be the mother of Baby Puppy, our own Mama Zen, and I loved "surprisingly long winded"! LOL
K
nowthat really paints an amazing picture
Your last stanza is my favorite. You all really know each other well!
smiles...mama z is a pretty cool poet...i think she has found a lot of freedom since moving over to her poetry site....and a wicked good voice...
I LOVE this! This is just delightful, Margaret!
You gotta love it when everyone knows who you'll talking about! :)
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