Rapunzel's Revenge

The ugly witch kept her in a tower
And made her work hour after hour,
Until her loved prince set her free
When he said, “Rapunzel, marry me.”

The old witch had a raving fit
And truly carried on a bit.
She said “I’ll fix that mangy prince,
By brewing my magic herbs and quince.”

The prince, not so dumb as the witch thought,
Dug a big trap. The witch was caught.
He forced her to drink her own homebrew
And added some of his own stuff too.

The witch lay there in a big stupor,
Elves came along, tried to recoup her.
They thought she was their friend SnowWhite.
They fed her bon bons day and night.

They noticed she was getting bigger
And pretty soon would lose her figure.
They gave her to a passing frog
Who carried her to his marriage log.

He’s proud of his bride and her loud croak
But the witch is sad, her life’s a joke.
The moral of this is plain to see
Or that’s the way it seems to me

Don’t keep a damsel in distress.
Or it may be you whose life’s a mess.  



For John Heck's "Happily Ever After? contest  won 9th
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December 2, 2012 at 7:06 PM
Joyce,, love the happily view... congrats... on this olden poem...pd
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January 4, 2011 at 12:29 PM
i enjoyed the rhyming. john
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December 31, 2010 at 2:21 AM
so innovative, joyce.. happy cheers on your win.. huggs, nette
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December 30, 2010 at 5:11 PM
Congratulations on your win..Sara
Gorelick Avatar
December 30, 2010 at 7:42 AM
Funny stuff..and good advise! congrats. BG
Mehta Avatar
December 30, 2010 at 6:14 AM
Congratulations on this well deserved win in the contest of John, Joyce
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December 30, 2010 at 6:08 AM
Congrats Joyce on your super win in John's contest with this awesome entry so totally entertaining a write my friend.. enjoy with luv and.. u also were a winner in my TOYLAND contest too but the system will not allow winners lists for 2011 to show just yet so I created a blog listing my winners and u are there so congrats again... wishing u the very best and Happy New Year with luv ..
Brown Avatar
December 30, 2010 at 5:36 AM
Congratulations on your placement Joyce in John Heck's contest. Love, Carol
Mannan Avatar
December 30, 2010 at 4:26 AM
Many congratulations for this well deserved win dearest Joyce. A very happy New year to you and your Family.
Smith Avatar
December 21, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Simply wonderful! Enjoyed very much, this is going on my Favorites.
La France Avatar
December 20, 2010 at 6:01 PM
Wonderful entry for the contest, best of luck with this amazing write, well done as usual~~
Mehta Avatar
December 20, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Very inventive and creative theme you have chosen for Happily ever after, Good luck, Joyce
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December 20, 2010 at 2:54 PM
Serves the old witch right to end up with a frog in his "log." Your poem cracked me up, Joyce, and it'll surely be a winner in John Heck's contest. Thanks again for the lovely card. The poems in it are wonderful and you gave me smiles and warm memories. Love and blessings for a Merry Christmas, Carolyn
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December 20, 2010 at 2:30 PM
Good rhyming and descriptiveness that reminds me of the "Fractured Fairy Tales" presented on the old "Rocky and Bullwinkle" cartoon shows.
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