Goldilocks Poems

Botox Goldilocks

Goldilocks and the three bears, 
The story is a classic. 
But one idea came to mind, 
What if she was made of plastic? 
With lips so swollen 
And cheeks so bloated 
She was red and shiny 
And was very coated. 
The bears that came saw the porridge, 
They searched and found Goldilocks. 
Screaming and fearful, they ran away 
Because she had a very scary Botox.

Is it Goldilocks

The Sassy Squirrel Six stared into their unshared hole
Trying to figure out who was in there was the ultimate goal
What was she doing down there? Who was that thin?
Is it Goldilocks? Is it a doll? Is it a mannequin?

The creature came a bit closer and they scrambled away.
A weird start to their usual nut-gathering day.
Terrified of what she might do next; with a bit of a fright.
Few humans crawl into a squirrel hole, am I right?

Goldilocks Zone

Goldilocks Zone

Perfect position

Just enough water
Just far enough from the sun
Just enough light
Just enough dark
Just enough land mass
Just enough Van Allen Belt
Just enough ozone

Too close and it would be too hot
Too far and it would be too cold
Too close and too much radiation
Too far and not enough
Too close and no water
Too far and it would be frozen

God knew where to put us
He placed us just right!!

*Astronomers refer to earth like planets as being in the Goldilocks Zone*

My Goldilocks Pill Jar

The weight I carried has settled,
not vanished, but pinned in place -
a fragile truce between my mind
and the pills I swallow, trembling.
They don’t call it a cure,
and I don’t ask for one;
but it’s enough to feel the unraveling slow.

I feel the world bleed into softer shapes,
colours no longer clawing at my skin,
the air no longer suffocating with noise.
The chaos still growls, caged but alive,
watching, waiting,
but I stand, grounded,
no longer flinching at silence,
or the darkness I once begged 
to swallow me whole.

I don’t ache with every breath anymore,
the oppression of my thoughts no longer crushing,
gnawing at my chest.
I don’t fight shadows that cling like chains,
or drown in static, my mind splintering.
Now, I wake, and the world’s 
no longer a battlefield -
for the first time in years,
I feel the weight of the earth beneath me,
no longer lost.
It’s not perfect,
but it’s enough to stand on.

It's All in Your POV

How would you feel,
If you went home today
To find a strange creature
Had entered your cave 
While you were away?

How would you feel,
If the door to your cave
Had been kicked in by a kid
Who just could not behave?
Would you rumble and roar
Or just rant and rave?

You would you feel,
If you looked in your bed
To find sleeping there soundly
A wee human head?
Would you be angry?
Would you see red?

How would you feel,
If some golden-haired brat
Had gobbled your supper
And shattered the chair where you always sat?
What would you do?
How would you handle that?

No one would blame you,
If you got really mad
With a dimpled-faced terror who destroyed all that you had.
That’s how many would feel, but 
Isn’t it sad
That no one had taught her 
How not to be bad?

The Rest of Goldilocks

Goldilocks was found lying in bed
at a house she broke into
they say she jumped out the window-
her fear of the bears was so great

but I know Goldilocks- 
she was my best friend in middle school
and my next-door neighbor.

I offered her oatmeal- she fainted
I invited her for a sleepover- she screamed
we went to the zoo- she ran home

But when we saw three bears walking in the woods, 
she calmly walked up to them 
and invited them for dinner.

I lost my best friend that night
for her only friend now is a bear.

Centre Ground

She went for the bowl in the middle
Which sorted today’s lunchtime riddle
Then she rested her head
In a medium bed
Till three hungry bears made her tiddle

FROM GOLDILOCKS ZONE

From Goldilocks Zone of some distant star
Microscopic creatures evolve and spread. 
These tardigrades travel across cosmos.
In the ice of comets they hitch a ride
Surviving aeons in a dormant state,
Unti they then strike the earth’s atmosphere.
The ice melts and these creatures then appear 
And set up colonies where they may thrive.
These microscopic forms have come across
Many billions of miles of outer space.
But let’s think how these lifeforms affect us.
Could some of them function like a virus.
Microscopic creatures evolve and spread 
From Goldilocks Zone of some distant star.

Discovering Goldilocks

He discovered a little girl lying in his bed.
Shh! He told his wife. She is sleeping like the dead.
Baby bear wanted to sneak a peek at the human too.
Look said Mama Bear. What a cute tiny shoe!

Goldilocks woke up and was startled to see
Three grizzly bears winking at her, smiling with glee.
She had no idea how kind they all were and marvelously gay.
Running off without her shoes on this warm spring day.

Grasping For Goldilocks

Burning off the excess 
Things got out of line 
Everything is golden 
Until it loses its shine 

Pendulum constantly swinging 
Quick to overreact 
Impermanence around the corner
Grasping for what is fact

Need to seek balance 
Stand on stable ground 
Know things will settle
What was lost will be found 

The scale evens out 
Water finds its level 
We’ll never find Goldilocks 
But the pendulum starts to settle

Goldilocks Zone

GOLDILOCKS ZONE

                    In Goldilocks zone, 
                   perfect precise arrangements 
                          are shown.
                    In Solar Sector
                   appropriate character 
.                            to own
                      by Planet Earth.
                     Flourishing flora-fauna on diversity
                             in mirth.  
                   under Eco-friendly Environ.

                   Goldilocks periphery to exhibit
                      aqua flow in liquid phase,
                      and hence to inhibit
                     Life, versatile on Evolution.              

                    Not only apprehension
                      of possibility or probability
                       of presence of numerous Goldilocks Zones.
                        But quite likely, better to say:
                      More and more Goldilocks Zones 
                        belonging to our Universe
                         or to other Universes.
                                 must exist.


   04/03/2021


  'All Yours  (Apr 18 )  Contest by Brian Strand

The Gate of the Goldilocks Zone

When the starless nights are opaque, 
and the haze draped days are dark, 
to walk the life’s pathway isn’t easy. 
When the flowers of the garden wither, 
and the grass of the pasture turns brown, 
hopes drown in the sea of tear. 

When the meandering road to travel is long, 
and the wheel of time turns on the last lap, 
the focused vision of wisdom for insight is lost. 
When the pathway turns into a turbulent river, 
incising within mind the course of its own, 
I sail sanguine to the ordained destination. 

I don’t then measure the span of space and time, 
take the route as set for me 
across the revolving nights and days I get. 
I don’t ask the purpose of the journey, 
for I won’t ever know, but I’m sure, 
someone will take me to the valley of flowers. 

I don’t sink hope in the abyss of despair, 
but travel content and confident 
on the new walkway I pave in the present terrain, 
kindling in my mind the beacon of introspection 
to illumine the convivial sanctum of the serene soul, 
I see in its precinct the gate of the goldilocks zone open.

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April 2, 2021
Contest : Goldilocks Zone
Sponsor : Anthony Biaanco

From Icarus To Goldilocks

Ninety-three million miles
From sun to Earth’s Goldilocks Zone
Tiny Mercury and mysterious Venus
Torrid, too close to the sun
Carbon—based life prohibited
An Icarus Zone perhaps

But what of Earth’s neighbor?
Holst’s “militant” red planet Mars
Crimson star glows ominously
At 164 million miles from Earth

Theories abound
Scientists say Mars once had water
Microorganisms found
When man finally explores
Might evidence confirm speculation?

We may learn how species evolved
On a planet now dry and desolate
And what of the Sphinx head on Mars
Created by intelligent beings,
Or just a “natural formation”?

What changed to prevent Mars
From supporting life today?
Could Earth suffer the same fate?
Stay tuned to the news
Climate change is underway




*March 31, 2021
For Anthony Biaanco’s Goldilocks Zone contest

Safe In Goldilocks Zone

                        I am so lucky to
            live in the Goldilocks Zone 
where it is not too cold and not too hot
just like in the fairytale of the three bears

                        Earth is the only
planet with air, mountains, valleys and canyons
and lush forests with trees reaching for space
and most important is water for plants and flowers

      and for the people and all
the fish, the birds, and every creature
                         oh, yes I am lucky
            to call Earth my home where it is just right
    not to cold and not too hot
                       nice and safe for now . . . 

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March 28, 2021

Poetry/Free Verse/Safe in Goldilocks Zone
Copyright Protected, ID 03-134-329-28
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France


Written for the Standard contest, Goldilocks Zone
sponsor, Anthony Bianco, Judged 04/17/2021

Seventh Place

Goldilocks Zone

Halfway through my life I changed my hair
from dark to light, which fits.  My skin is fair!

I had it bleached, and I never knew what would
transpire eventually; it was not good!

One day I showered, and my hair stayed dry!
It crumbled in my fingers! I could cry.

I had to cut it short and grow it out.
New ways to change I had to think about.

My daughter is my hair stylist, and she
knows how important “color” is to me.

My roots are now half grey; I’m kind of old.
But I still love and want that look of gold.

An auburn hue she gives me with blonde streaks.
It stays that way a few months. Then grey peeks.

I’m also glad how long my hair has grown.
Often I return to Goldilocks Zone.

March 27, 2021
for Anthony Biaanco's Goldilocks Zone Contest

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