Something New

The ballerina with her coquetry and prince with yawning tights his legs stump me. Her twirl a-spin with graceful poise so long. The twaddle of his movements poor ping-pong. Unhandsome chin and rabbit ears so dull But Alice charms before the queen of bull. Her ruffles white, she curtsies with a kiss the redness of a playing card’s abyss. A timed waste for the prince - he scorns his watch. His buffoonish pants made of trips and starch. The queen, she’s not amused — “Off with their heads!” “I shall have rabbit stew and corset seeds” The ballerina begs with lashes long The queen so flatly states her wish “S’long!” Just then a storm reshuffles deck - a win. The queen’s been tossed - the duo rides their Schwinn. To find a finer ballet stage just in The precise time for girls and rabbit-spin. 10/22/2018 Try Something New Poetry Contest Sponsor - Nina Parmenter With dodgy rhymes
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Wolf Avatar
October 22, 2018 at 3:12 PM
Great twist to this classic tale! :) gw (soupmail)
Rodrigues Avatar
October 22, 2018 at 3:17 PM
Thank you, Gershon! <3 Kim
Faulkner Avatar
October 22, 2018 at 1:47 PM
So - is this really about a deck of playing cards? Anyway, very fun with a sly ironic 'wink' - should do well in the contest!
Rodrigues Avatar
October 22, 2018 at 1:50 PM
Thank you! I say wherever your mind goes with it! <3 Kim
Cunningham Avatar
October 22, 2018 at 12:41 PM
A well written twist to the Alice story. Good luck in the contest. Tom.
Rodrigues Avatar
October 22, 2018 at 1:00 PM
Thanks, Tom!
Pigeon Tart Avatar
October 22, 2018 at 10:12 AM
Delightfully dodgy! Good luck in he contest :) xomo
Rodrigues Avatar
October 22, 2018 at 12:07 PM
Thanks! LOL
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