the lion roared
he huffed and puffed and blew
the proverbial house down
not difficult
let’s face it
most houses are built by straw men –
scarecrows lacking brains
who trip down yellow roads made of brick
they should have built their houses out of
bacon is on the menu, boys
just ban the Muslim, Orthodox Jew or vegan
more for Maugrim and his pack to chew
while they patrol the White Witch’s frosty Narnia
here
free speech
will cost you more than a bite of Turkish Delight, Edmond
she’ll turn you into stone
at least the big, bad wolf can no longer blow you down
down…on your knee
the National Anthem is playing
down…in prayerful protest
down…in silence
down…we all fall down
freedom of speech includes the freedoms
to pray
to kneel
and
to be silent
down…to the back of the bus
make room for rest of us
down…like Aslan on the Stone Table –
a silent, sacrificial move to set dear Edmond free
caught in a symbolic theme –
the twisted rope of a children’s tale
Roar?
no more
until
quiet, gentle Aesop’s mouse
gnaws through that binding straw cord
in peaceful protest of biased persecutions
then,
once again,
set free
the lion roared
~
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magical!
Thank you, Darren! I’m glad you liked it.😊
great play of words very entertaining
Thank you, again! I appreciate the feedback. It was a fun piece to write.
Good work, powerful stuff, can’t wait for the sequel!
Thank you so much, Bill! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Have a great day!
Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
Thank you for the share! Have a wonderful week.
Thank you for posting good content, and you and the fam have a wonderful week as well. Stay out of trouble My Dear.
We will, but no promises as to staying out of “trouble”…Lol
Yes, I knew you’d opt to not give that promise. Have fun when/if you get into trouble. Stay out of jail.
Haha…It’s all good as long as no one got hurt, nothing was broken and no one ended up in jail…(I’ve amended my list to include jail…thank you!)
I’ve been in jail, it is somewhat an interesting experience. Well for me it was interesting, probably scary for the average human.
I will try to avoid that one…
I can imagine.
I love this, so thought provoking. I keep going back to reread it! 🙂
Thank you so much! For me, that is the best compliment a writer can get, especially from a talented writer like yourself. You made my day!😊
It’s a pleasure, I really enjoy your blog. I thank you too for such a huge compliment! 🙂
You are welcome. I love your writing.
Thank you! 🙂
😊
Oh my, Tanya, you let it rip with this one!
Steve
Thank you, Steve! I always love my writing time, but this piece was particularly fun for me. We have snow again! Send sunshine…please!…Lol
In my mind I’m sending sunshine in abundance! Wisconsin got “honorable mention” on the weather report this morning…big snow storm! Stay inside and wear a bunch of sweaters…(Oh, I can tell you love to write. And why not, we love to do what we do well!)
We didn’t get too much snow, fortunately! It must be working, Steve! It’s bright out. Have a great day!
Hey, glad to hear it! You enjoy your day and evening as well, night owl…hehe.
🙂
Thank you, Steve! I will do that.😊
Awesome!
Thank you, Roy! I’m thrilled you enjoyed it. Thanks for letting me know.😊
Thick layers of allusion after allusion. Very interesting writing technique with parallel narratives establishing themselves at various levels. Allusive-elusive, mind, if you haven’t read all the books or don’t remember the episodes!
Thank you, Roger! I had a lot of fun writing this piece. Allusive is a great way to describe it. And I agree, if you aren’t familiar with the works, it is elusive.
I can imagine the fun: ‘stickly-prickly’, as Kipling would say and definitely not ‘slow and stolid’!
No, nothing slow about this piece. I covered a lot of ground quickly…Lol
Hi Tanya. I love the blending of stories, Narnia, three little pigs etc. to make your point. Good word choice! I reviewed your poetry book on Amazon. I enjoyed (wrong word, shudder) the read and especially the haiku. Will read again! Jane
Thank you so much, Jane! I’m thrilled that you did. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 😊
Hi Tanya. My pleasure. Perhaps you’ll review my book. It may be a while before it is available on Kindle. Jane.
Let me know when it is available. I will be happy to review it.
Hi Tanya. My book is now on Kindle (also in paperback). The author is Alexandra Tims ( my first name) and the title is Meniscus: Crossing The Churn. I would love to know what you think of it! Jane
Thank you for letting me know! I will pick up a copy and happily review, Jane!
Have a great weekend!
Thanks! Hope you like the story!
wow, what a journey!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the share!😊
This is…… I am out of words
Thank you, Manuel! I’m glad you liked it.
It is such a pleasure
😊
I love this one – the tone, the voice and the verse
Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun with this one. I’m glad you liked it!
Thank you, Steve! Lewis, Tolkien and Rowling are big favorites of mine. They each teach powerful lessons in the realm of fantasy. They were my inspirations for writing in that genre.
This was a fun piece to write!