Tootle Lou - Children's Version
Tootle Lou clamored to enter the hive,
Snooty queen's pheromones said, "Your antenna's not jive."
Tootle Lou retired to her bachelorette tree,
A wasp with child declared, "No vacancy!"
Tootle Lou landed in a virgin's church hat,
Escaped with her life as the boyfriend slapped.
She entered a bedroom of sugar and spice,
Nestled to sleep with Teddy's blind mice.
Tootle Lou awakened to warm sunshine,
Searched for bright flowers of nectar sublime.
Tootle Lou befriended an overstuffed dove (good thing, too)
Who said, "Tootle Lou, fly west, that's what you should do."
So she buzzed to the west -- her wings nearly fell,
Predators savoring her exo-shell.
A spotted man pasted with honey and bees
Beckoned her stop for a drop of lemon tea.
Tootle Lou now holds her court in a darkly lit royal cell,
Laying out her progeny with prolific excel.
This queenly quote to all outsiders from a lucky mother's daughter:
"Perseverance really rocks but fate rolls out the order."
Copyright © Tom Arnone | Year Posted 2016
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