A Tale of Oz
...Tornado blew Dorothy Gale
Across Kansas, her house took sail
Landed with a bug THUMP
On evil witch's rump
I'll try to fill in some detail
Wicked witch got down and dirty
Saying, "I'll get you...
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Categories:
munchkins, fantasy, humor,
Form: Limerick
JUST BECOZ
...JUST BECOZ
Whether courage, a heart, or a brain
Their absence may cause you pain
Find the witch of the East
Or the wizard of Oz at least
The search for these things is insane
The munchkins ...
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Categories:
munchkins, dream, fantasy,
Form: Limerick
Aftermath of Oz
...The rubiest shoes, on display,
walked yellowest bricks all the way.
The emerald glows,
but Dorothy knows
the rainbow hues melting away.
A barrel of laughs in the night.
Ho hum after witchiest...
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Categories:
munchkins, color, home,
Form: Limerick
Halloween Trick or Treats
...full moon on hallow's eve
ghosts and goblins
will be trick or treating
for bags and bags of candy
toffee apples on sticks
enough sweets to rot their teeth
children roam the streets
as costum...
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Categories:
munchkins, autumn, children, halloween, scary,
Form: Free verse
dwarfs feelings for snow white
...Snow White was astounded at their love for her
Seven little munchkins, whose hearts were pure.
She had not felt this kind of love for many years
Together they had alleviated her stepmother fears.
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Categories:
munchkins, books,
Form: Rhyme
Don't Follow the Road to Oz
...I asked the wee Munchkins, "Which way do I go?"
Figured since they lived here, they would be in the know.
But they looked at me uncertainly, scared of the witch.
Then realizing she was dead; they ...
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Categories:
munchkins, humor,
Form: Free verse
Window on a String
...Twilight has set me free
To this feeling I must cling
Then from the heavens descended
A window on a string...
My view now slightly obstructed
By soul sucking muntins.
Perhaps it is a prank d...
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Categories:
munchkins, depression, perspective, senses, sky,
Form: Rhyme
It Begins At Belonging
...So it begins.., somewhere
it always must. Right?
Just picturing Dorothy starting out.., followin' Billie Burke's yellow brick road,
on a cause..
with bewitched ruby shoes.
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Categories:
munchkins, best friend,
Form: Free verse
A Witchs Vavavavoom
...As if the house had landed on a witch’s vavavavoom,
the door’s ajar, and my boy had alerted me…
surely tornadoes increase the velocity of speed
of a mom, to zero in on, a three year old.
Forg...
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Categories:
munchkins, humor, mother son,
Form: Free verse
The Wizard Will Know
...The wizard will know everyone I met along the way said.
Okay, I thought, for I am from Kansas and not daft in my head.
I looked for the curtain as I pranced down the yellow brick road.
Instead of ...
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Categories:
munchkins, 10th grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Wizard Will Know
...The wizard will know everyone I met along the way said.
Okay, I thought, for I am from Kansas and not daft in my head.
I looked for the curtain as I pranced down the yellow brick road.
Instead of ...
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Categories:
munchkins, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Wizard of Oz Casting Call
...I've had several poets ask who I'd have cast in the roles of characters, so if no one is willing to play along, OR allowed to... I'll still share my thoughts. Since I limited the parts to 3 per char...
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Categories:
munchkins, character,
Form: Other
Iceberg
...12/7/22
All over the map
Can't stay on track
Still inside a shack
Drinking yak
While it's pitch black
Listening for the sound of a songbird
Not living long term
Still taking a wrong tur...
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Categories:
munchkins, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
A Runt In the Land of Giants
...Here is a tale of the runt, in the land of giants
Bearing the brunt of her size and growing defiant
This pint sized gal was a mere 23 feet tall
Compared to others at 30, seemed like nothing at all...
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Categories:
munchkins, adventure, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Trick Or Treat
...Another year has passed.
Halloween will darken the night.
Beware,
All the munchkins will be creeping at your door.
As they ring your doorbell, Trick or Treat, they will yell.
If not, a generous...
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Categories:
munchkins, halloween,
Form: Free verse
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