Friday, January 13, 2012

FAX to Prince Charming: An Original Fairy Tale Poem

Nearly twenty years ago, I began work on a collection of fairy tale poems. I have posted a number of the poems previously at Wild Rose Reader. Today, I have a poem written in the form of a FAX from Cinderella to Prince Charming.



 

 

FAX

TO: PRINCE CHARMING
FROM: CINDERELLA
             10 TINY TOES LANE
             FAIRYTOWN, FRANCE

Remember me…the lovely lass
Who lost her slipper made of glass?
I didn’t want to leave the ball,
But I received an urgent call
From Rent-A-Coach demanding I
Return their carriage pronto. Why?
I guess some wealthy magistrate
Reserved it for a midnight date.
I’ve heard you’re searching everywhere
To find the maid who fit the pair
Of teeny tiny crystal shoes.
My darling prince, I have good news:
I’ve got the left. You’ve got the right.
Come try it on MY foot tonight!
You’ll find my address up above.
Can’t wait to see you. All my love.



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The Poetry Friday Roundup is at A Teaching Life.

FYI: I’ll be doing the Poetry Friday Roundup next week at Wild Rose Reader.


13 comments:

Linda B said...

Ah-so very tongue in cheek, with Cinderella having the upper hand, or should I say upper foot! I love the fast rhythm in her talking, Elaine. It gave me a good chuckle.

jama said...

Clever and convincing. Thanks for making me smile today, Elaine! Have a great weekend :).

Katya said...

That's very clever and funny!

Robyn Hood Black said...

This is great! I love this "take charge" Cinderella....;0)

April Halprin Wayland said...

A FAX poem--WOW! I'd like to get inside some of our amazing poetic brains. Oh, what a wild and crazy ride that would be...

~April
www.TeachingAuthors.com

Ruth said...

How fun!

Mary Lee said...

Your fairy tale poems always make me laugh!

I think you should talk to Sylvia and Janet about publishing them as an e-book. I'd love to have these poems in my students' hands on the Kindle/Kindle app!!!

laurasalas said...

Love it!

posse said...

i love your poem.

Amy L V said...

What fun! I can't wait to share this with my own children tonight. You're such a blast, and whenever I read your poems, Elaine, I hear you reading them out loud. a.

ps - Can you believe my word verification is 'unrose'

cv said...

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