Mental Paroxysm

[Jamie~poetshare.forumotion.com]

I ran amok amongst the dreams and the gardens
Chasing vap’rous butterflies winging pantomime
Winking at me with their antennae

I chased them through the daisies while a cartoon mouse
Pulled out a shotgun that blew bubbles
And said in his high, high voice
“Reach for the sky!”

“I always do,” was my reply.

I ran by Alice and her madcap entourage
The Rabbit was the only one who spoke
“What’s his hurry? It’s not like he can catch them anyway. . . “

As if in response, the butterflies stopped
I ran right through them
Their forms wavered then reconstituted shapes

I stopped to ponder this charade
Just in time to see a groundhog parade
Led by a Centaur throwing azaleas left and right
Rhodentia marching maddening on a rhododendron carpet

I had to sit and lean against a tree to steady my mind
“Tea?” inquired the rabbit, emerging from behind
To sit on my left side.
Pulling out his watch, he glimpsed the time then cast the piece aloft, aside
“Pull!” squeaked a voice on my right, and the cartoon mouse
Now adorned with wizard’s robe (and hat, askew) did fire his beastly bubble-gun

He missed the watch, but caught the butterflies
In bubbles—
And there we sat, Rabbit, Mouse, and I,
To play the remains of the day aside
Describing bubbles
With phantom butterflies playing charades inside--

Ignoring the Centaur of Attention.

[Artemis]

Jamie I LOVED this What a fantastic srite and that last line was GENIUS exalt and bloody well deserved too ....

best thing I read all day actually ;D K xx

[Jim]

highly imaginative piece... and that killer last line. I love it. exalt.

[NewMan™]

whatever your drinking, is there any more?

gosh darn Jamie, this has echos' of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" mixed in with both Fantasia and Alice in Wonderland. I am completely at awe.

I would give you a cookie for this but you did away with them so now you will have to instead chew on a chocolate chip flavored exalt instead.

wow.

Daniel

[stacy (FINALLY back!)]

I loved the whimsical nature of this. So many times I have thought it would be most fascinating to go into a cartoon world and live for a moment. How interesting would that be? You have taken me there in this wonderfully crafted poem, my friend. Thanks for allowing me to escape the stress of the day.