Thursday, January 26, 2012

Ya never know what ya might find when ya make a wrong turn down a road...

Image courtesy of voodoochili


The Road of Curiouser and Curiouser

“I guess when you turn off the main road, you have to be prepared to see some funny houses.” ~Stephen King

I once turned left instead of right
and saw a really oddball sight:
the road I turned on suddenly
revealed a funny house and tree.

Who could have guessed?  This house’s hue
was lemon, pink, cornflower blue.
It had a pinwheel balcony.
It was a funny house and tree.

The tree grew tea cups from each limb,
just like a scene from Brothers Grimm
or Carroll’s Alice.  Could that be?
Uh huh.  A funny house and tree.

I made a left instead of right
and saw a funny house and tree...

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 Notes:  In continuing with my January poetic form theme of Kyrielle Sonnet, here's yet another one.  Poets United Thursday Think Tank provided the prompt of 'The Road' today.  After I saw the Stephen King quote, I knew what road I would have to take to get to this poem.

17 comments:

  1. Is your name Alice? You were certainly in Wonderland.

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  2. Completely in tune with the picture...I can tell you could have gone on further, and why not...!

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  3. OOOOH just tickled me to no end....or both ends...OH I CANNOT STOP smiling.... DELIGHT- FILLED - FULL
    DELIGHT-SPILLING.... BRAVO!

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  4. Agree with the exclamation mark trapped in a triangle! (Sorry, Pearl, couldn't help it :-) )
    A very nice poem!

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  5. How could I not love this one, being a total Alice freak?
    It was Wonderland-ful!

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  6. Rinkly - nope, my name is Randi - but close enough, I guess, where the wonder is concerned!

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  7. poetrydiary - you are quite right! I was seriously tempted to go on from there (and still might...) ☼

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  8. Pearl - thanks! Everyone needs a Pearl-Cheering section, I think. Now I cannot stop smiling. ;D

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  9. Hey Happy Amateur - thanks! (With a huge exclamation mark, too!)

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  10. Laurie - thanks! And you do me great honor!!!

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  11. J. Cosmo - wow! How right you are!

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  12. Sara - thanks! I totally get this - I ♥ Alice too!

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  13. It's nice to find a fun poem mixed in among the rest.

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  14. booguloo - thanks! That's my aim: fun. Glad I managed it! ;D

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  15. Such a fun poem! A delightful right turn for me!! :)

    My Poetry Pantry Poems: Color Me Nutritious and Norwegian Moo Gold

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