Woodchuck Band

I fell down a Gopher hole
Slid up too a strange new land
Popping out the Gopher hole
I witnessed a woodchuck band

Together they were singing
About howling at the moon
The wolves just sat their laughing
As the woodchucks sang off tune

A surrounding like Woodstock
Made up of cuddley friends
All of them getting along
For real and not just pretend

A frog passes me a drink
Poured from a bottle of wine
His name is Jedda Dia
He is now a friend of mine

We party all through the night
Exhausted I fall asleep
I wake up in the morning
Greeted by a talking sheep

"Here is a cup of potion"
" drink it and you can go back"
"this is not a place for you"
" by day the kittens attack"

I admit I was confused
Yet I did wish to go home
So I drank down the potion
Then my mouth started to foam

As my head began spinning 
I thought I was going to choke
As I looked all around me
This strange new land turned to smoke

The very next thing I knew
I was back in my own land
Some of you think I'm crazy
I still remember the band

Traveling through the forest
Just be careful where you walk
You may slide down a gopher hole
And witness animals who talk

Others will say you're crazy
Quite bonkers like me
Imagination or reality
I prefer my insanity
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Haight Avatar
November 19, 2014 at 7:02 PM
Richard, congratulations on your win for your very cute and imaginative fable! Sandra
Meier-Hans Avatar
November 19, 2014 at 2:42 PM
I really enjoyed this tail Richard. It was fun reading. Congratulations on your win.
May Avatar
November 18, 2014 at 9:53 PM
Very nice story ..the 4th stanza reminds me of the song 'Joy to the world'...Congrats on the win
Kayode Avatar
November 18, 2014 at 11:47 AM
Congrats on the win Richard...huggs
Davis Avatar
November 2, 2013 at 9:38 AM
Richard This is a very cute and creative write. Full of fantasy and imaginative. The reader is kept entertained all the way through. Nice job my friend Thanks for the nice comment on my Stormy Love poem. I appreciate it
Lamoureux Avatar
November 2, 2013 at 9:54 AM
My pleasure Robin!
Lamoureux Avatar
February 17, 2013 at 7:37 AM
I thought of you while I wrote this one. Perhaps I was channeling you while you slept, ha ha
Ellison Avatar
February 17, 2013 at 6:30 AM
Now yer talkin' my west coast friend! This is my kinda stuff! More like this please! Have a great day!
Rabary-Andriamanday Avatar
February 16, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Could be a nice experience, though, if it is just once for a lifetime to tell a grand-daughter like fairy tales? And making sure the potion is available for eternal use...Nice nightmare, Rick! And a great write, with an easy flow! Love, Hanitra
Rabary-Andriamanday Avatar
February 16, 2013 at 9:52 AM
Sorry, I don't know how it came double and how to delete one of them!!!
Rabary-Andriamanday Avatar
February 16, 2013 at 9:49 AM
Could be a nice experience, though, if it is just once for a lifetime to tell a grand-daughter like fairy tales? And making sure the potion is available for eternal use...Nice nightmare, Rick! And a great write, with an easy flow! Love, Hanitra
Rabary-Andriamanday Avatar
February 16, 2013 at 9:54 AM
By the way, who is Jedda Dia?
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