Tiana is glowing with beauty; adding a gorgeousness to the swamp
Croaking frogs gather, to admire her, recognizing her goodness
A saxophone playing crocodile jumps into action, showing admiration.
Tiana turns back and forth from human to a fly-catching frog
She can transmogrify any time she wants to, fitting into both worlds.
The night stars shine upon her, gracing her with extra bouts of magic.
Her gifts are plenty, and her admirations are many.
The everglades share her talents with the people of New Orleans.
For tonight, however, she belongs to the Glades, enticing its unique song.
The Disney Princesses went on a cruise.
Cinderella lost one of her shoes.
Ariel could not find her legs.
Wendy was chased by a pirate on pegs.
Mulan’s sword was stolen by the Hun.
One of Snow White’s dwarfs had run off with a nun.
It was a dour day for the princesses, in fact.
They could barely clap for the cruise’s nightclub act.
Made up of a witch pricking her finger on a needle.
They gasped and screamed, it was a tweedle-be-deedle.
This is the last cruise I will attend, Snow White said.
She and Sleeping Beauty both felt a sudden dread.
Come on! Said Tiana, there are always cute frogs.
Lurking around in these balmy Caribbean bogs.
But an alligator got her, so she turned sad too.
It was a bust, this Disney cruise orchestrated by Ballou.
mother nature blows,
crisp leaves float down to the earth~
nearby robin chirps
Contest: Any New Nature Inspired Haiku
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11/08/2020
Welcome to the real world
where Cinderella has six inch stilettos
and carries flat shoes just in case
where Rapunzel is shaved
or has short hair due to split ends
where sleeping beauty has mints
just in case you want to kiss her
where snow white has no animals
so she sings in the shower
where Tiana kisses many frogs
hoping one will give her a Tiara
Where kingdoms are rooms
And palaces are a pile of sheets.
Welcome! Where Prince charming is
Anything but a prince
Charming is his string of lies
Where the knight is courageous
only under the influence
And his shining armour
is but a cracked personality
And the only protection
He offers is rubber.
So welcome! To the real world
Where the world is unfair
Yet it is fair
For it is unfair to everyone
Welcome to the real world
Where happy ever after
Is only found in Jesus! Peace!
I am Tiana and Cinderella
A princess and a hardworker
I am curious about everything
I am the loud BOOM of a firework
I am the baby girl on her favorite ride
I am the little girl that longs for her prince
I am your favorite princess story
I am the kid that cries when she leaves Disneyland
I am still a kid, living in Disneyland!
Sam Houston was governor of Tennessee,
When he went off to live with the Cherokee,
Kicked out of his bed by his wife so he went away…
Sat under a tree and he got drunk ‘most every day.
Tiana was Scottish, she was Indian, too.
When she saw that big man, she knew just what to do—
She kissed him, and she caressed him, and she tended his broken heart.
Sam Houston, he told her, “Tiana, we’ll never part.”
“Tiana, I will always love you, Tiana, I will always care.”
Sam Houston loved Tiana, and you know she loved him…
Ah, but that was a long, long time ago…
Texas came calling, it pounded like a drum.
Sam Houston he answered, they knew he’d come.
“Remember the Alamo” became his battle-cry…
Sam Houston and Texas, and the Lone Star was flying high.
The Cherokee were shoved right off their land—
Four thousand of them died, I understand.
And General Sam Houston, he shared their pain;
(And the grave of Tiana was washed away with the rain…)
“Tiana, I will always love you. Tiana, I will always care.”
Sam Houston loved Tiana, and you know that she loved him…
Ah, but that was a long, long time ago…