Andrea Dietrich Poet Sonnet

A Futuristic Wizard of Oz Remake

I found myself in Kansas, and with dread
saw endless rows of wheat ahead of me,
and so I clicked my slippers, ruby red,
and landed in the role of Dorothy.

Small folks with suckers sang me a sweet song.
Then finally I learned where I must go.
A road of yellow brick I skipped along
beside a lion, tin man and scarecrow.

In Oz I met a wizard not too bright
and wished to be in Kansas once again.
I clicked my heels and then a blinding light
transported me where rice grew on a plain.

A Chinese from two-thousand-twenty-four
said, “Girl, this no be Kansas any more.”

Epilogue: Everyone knew Chinese
and there was Universal Health Care.

Written by Andrea Dietrich/Aug. 27,2012

Inspired by Michael J. Falotico's
"Close your eyes and click your heels" Poetry Contest

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John Watt May 17, 2020 at 2:18 AM I took a time machine back to 2012 and found you had taken a time machine forward to 2024! So clever and a great ending, half of which is true already... Love your sonnets, only 500 more to read now, haha!

Phyllis Babcock August 31, 2011 at 5:31 PM ha ha you had me laughing on this one Andrea. love phyl

Gwendolen Song August 30, 2011 at 9:30 AM ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! You are having so much fun with this contest of Michaels! I love it! A peach! Oh, BTW, birthday soon? Gwendolen

Rita Garcia August 28, 2011 at 11:19 PM This is by far the cutest! Love how you put your own twist on such a beloved classic! Hope you make it to the top, as it deserves the very highest rank! Keep it up!

Matthew Anish August 28, 2011 at 7:01 PM Good tribute to a fine book and movie. The epilogue is very clever. Good luck in the contest! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Constance La France August 28, 2011 at 6:31 PM This is quite wonderful Andrea, you captured the essence of the contest perfectly, awinner for sure, well done, and thanks for reading my poetry, I so appreciate that, love Constance

Wilma Neels August 28, 2011 at 5:29 PM lol Andrea, your wit knows no boundaries, absolutely dig this write of yours. Wishing you all the best for the contest.. love the theme you chose as well, love wilma

Robert Johnson August 28, 2011 at 4:54 PM They operated on all four. And all their longing was no more. When Dorthy woke, the pain was gone. But the dream goes on and on and on.

Kabuteng P.Ink K. August 28, 2011 at 11:54 AM Hahahaha- oh my goodness! You got me laughing aloud like a silly here--I could even imagine the Chinese girl! hahaha, I just wasn't expecting that twist! Love this one, very witty! I hope this places high! hugs to you sweetie! & aha! I should have known that you weren't going to wake up screaming!I'm familiar with Carrie but only saw a very short snippet of the film before-- that's based on a Stephen King novel, right?

Jack Horne August 28, 2011 at 10:51 AM LOL, could well be - lovely imaginative piece, my friend. I'm determined to write at least one poem and post today

Linda-Marie Sweetheart August 28, 2011 at 10:16 AM thankxx Andrea.. it is so windy here today but sunny and going to be 92 degrees .. I here NJ did not get anything huge but a NorEaster with lots of wind so happy for that my friend.. we were on pins and needles thinking no home left ..haha.. no joke though lots of people died with falling trees and branches luv... thankxx for all your well wishes for contest entries of mine ...luv.

John Smith August 28, 2011 at 7:35 AM I'm signing up for Mandarin. The future is scary. Great poem and great wit.

Judy Ball August 28, 2011 at 7:34 AM WHOA!!! I know what you mean here my girl. It looks like some people are trying to make it go that way too. We have to pray hard about it because prayer is the strongest weapon in the world and it's all we have right now. God Bless, JB

Kash Poet August 27, 2011 at 8:21 PM Hilarious!!!

Lee Ramage August 27, 2011 at 5:58 PM Well done. Universal health care is wonderful, only wish we could share. Lee

Dr.Ram Mehta August 27, 2011 at 5:54 PM Fantastic flight with the click of the heels, Andrea

Linda-Marie Sweetheart August 27, 2011 at 5:26 PM oh Andrea u have a great sense of humor and wit my friend.. luv the end for sure.. UHC is emphatically entertaining luv.. and a great laugh... wonderful write for the contest.. good luck.. Michael will flip as his wife is a Wizard of Oz fanatic...oh..