A hood of red with
sweet child bearing
gifts to grandmother's
house she goes
admiring the flowers
Lurking in the woods
another kind of red
with evil he stalks
says the Brothers
Grimm so dark as
a delicious meal
she would make
Just an old grim
tale you say? Or
lessons learned
extracting a timeline
for an offering today
(c) Ideogram
04September2012
Vivian L Dawson
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Reviewed by Rory Dall (Reader)
Reviewed on September 12, 2012
If little girls are made of sugar and spice and all things nice I can't say I blame the Big Bad Wolf. I'm sure her Mom told her not to talk to strangers; Mom knows best as we all know. Your retelling of the old tale reminds us that it is more than just an old grim tale. (Neat pun too)
LRRH survived (to womanhood)
and the wolf was slaughtered..or so
the fairytale says, but was he really?
i have the feeling he's round the next tree;
well delivered, Vivian, and clever and wise
There will always be someone lurking in the shadows to do harm to little or big girls as you have shown here so cleverly by your desriptive words:"Or lessons learned extracting a timeline for an offering today." A highly visual poem... in our minds or in reality. Good writing!!
An in your face modern remake of the famous old tale. These days the wolf would have managed to eat the pretty little thing and she might even have enjoyed it. Reality TV next week.
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Beautifully penned twist of a grim fairytale.
Lady Mary Ann
for there are many dangers
that lurk around the corner...
Love and Light
Lily
and the wolf was slaughtered..or so
the fairytale says, but was he really?
i have the feeling he's round the next tree;
well delivered, Vivian, and clever and wise
john
Deborah
budd
Joy L. Hale
Ron
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