Carol Eastman Poet Light Verse

Then I Opened That Door

Then I Opened That Door…

To The Question: “How was your Day?” came this response…

The other day I arrived at work and found my chair was gone.  Oh the Horrors!
No way to rest at my desk.  I looked and scurried all about for it.
Someone said to just grab another one.  “Grab another one?” I queried?
I told them that this is no ordinary chair.  It was special.

It was the legendary Chair that lays the Golden Eggs.  And I did not stop there.
I had back and leg pain and someone named Billy Beanstalk found this chair for me.
He had gone thru his network of vines… I mean friends.
He talked to Penny Patty (middle name CowPie, but I digress).
 
And when she heard about my missing chair she had a cow.
No, really.  She owned a real cow with farmland to spare.
Anyway, Billie had the beans to spread the word far and wide.
It caught the attention of Penny and the cow.  The cow wasn’t talking.  He was mooody.

Penny mentioned the penchant of Ogres with flagons from wagons,
Who lived in caves by the waves. (I am not making this up!)
They loved chairs by the pairs and tables with strange labels.
This story should not be confused with dragons with issues.

As I was saying, Billy and I were able to sneak into the Ogres Lair.
And inside I found my chair.  How did I know it was my chair, you ask?
I didn’t put the label on the table; it was on the chair with the hair,
On the flagons were dragons, where the brew was true.

Billy and I will have to tell Penny and the cow about this.  The cow still isn’t talking.
We proceeded to sneak the chair by the Ogres who slept by the hour.
It wouldn’t be nice to bring the Ogres awake by the lake, 
That’s why there were waves by the caves.

So that is how we were able to retrieve my Chair that lays the Golden Eggs,
And I can finally rest my back and legs.
Really now, I did not make this up.  It really happened.
About the cow, I think the Ogres had one too,
 After they found they didn’t have an even pair of chairs.

Written by Hubby at the encouragement of Dragon and Wuffie Poo
Written 6-25-2015

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Robert Lindley August 21, 2015 at 11:25 PM This is delightful, funny and most creative. A true pleasure to read,after my having read three dark poems in a row. A7..

Debbie Duncan July 26, 2015 at 1:11 AM This is such a cute story. But you always do write fanciful tales :)

Poet Destroyer A July 7, 2015 at 2:43 PM Carol, Congrats on your win. Always ~LINDA~

Skat A July 6, 2015 at 9:39 PM Carol :) Congratulations, thank you for supporting my contest. Love **SKAT**

Charmaine Chircop June 29, 2015 at 4:52 PM Entertaining and fun to read such a poem.Hope to see more poems from you..And Welcome to poetrysoup site : ).Charma

Tim Smith June 29, 2015 at 4:29 PM LOL....I would have been in despair if I was missing my chair. Glad to see that all's well that ends well....for you at least : )

Kp Nunez June 26, 2015 at 11:55 AM I think I am slowly familiarizing myself with the characters in the menagerie...and Dragon was not even there. I now have what I'd call an acquired taste...:-). I guess this is why John the Wulfman loves your writes. hugsies!

Paul Callus June 25, 2015 at 4:01 PM I am glad to be the first to comment on this most entertaining poem!! I really enjoyed it, and am wondering if opening doors always lets such an imaginative muse in!! gl in the contest (I assume it is for the contest!) // paul