Stopping By Woods On a Hungry Evening

STOPPING BY  WOODS  ON  A HUNGRY  EVENING

Whose wood it was I thought I knew
His house had a lovely smell of stew
He would  not see me stopping there
While he was cooking his fresh fondue 
     
My little horse must’ve wondered where 
And who would his own lunch prepare?
Or would he have to eat only  hay   
And maybe with  another horse to share?
    
He knew I’d smelled some  souffle
Asked if we would stay and what I’d say
The main sound was our rumbling tums
So we  came back another  day 

The wood’s not lovely when teatime comes 
Those promises to keep for all my chums
Meant miles before  we ate just crumbs
And before  our fingers were far less  numb

2  January  2020


(Apologies to Robert Frost )
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Rodrigues Avatar
February 6, 2020 at 7:27 AM
Nice! Loved it!
Beck Avatar
February 6, 2020 at 9:38 AM
Thanks Kim....Frost is easy to parody and a lot of fun to do......but his rhyme scheme is difficult to mimic.....a rubayat, which is less well known these days. Best wishes Syd
Bauer Avatar
January 2, 2020 at 5:51 PM
i think robert frost would have a smile on his face as he read this, sidney! i did...
Beck Avatar
January 3, 2020 at 3:04 AM
Hi Ilene Glad you liked......I have done other parodies of Frost (his verse is easy to mimic) and his other "woods" poem THE ROAD NOT TAKEN. Happy New Year to you and your family ! best wishes Syd
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