When I got up this morning and saw a beautifully etched lace on my kitchen window, I thought I should write some little verse about it. For some odd reason I thought of the sun melting the frost bit by bit and “eating an elephant one bite at a time.”
Sammi’s writing prompt gives me the perfect opportunity for my imagination. This is to be “a fun writing exercise” using the word and word count given in the box below.
ARTWORK UNRAVELED
A frost artist, disposed,
last night while I dozed
to add a nice touch to my place,
not content with the plainness —
my window seemed pane-less —
he’s etched me a curtain of lace!
His work so enchanting
and so fine, I am granting,
adds tasteful improvement today.
But alas, here comes morn
and the warm sun has shorn
a bit of the top work away.
With passionless plodding
it persists in defrauding
me of my curtain —so crass!
As some fool eats an elephant,
each bite sends inelegant
streams of drool down the glass.
And so, in an hour,
I’ve watched it devour
my fancy frost curtain, alas!
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Wonderful!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Lovely!
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Your welcome
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That’s brilliantly thought and charmingly written. So many years since I’ve seen a frosted lace curtain, brings back childhood memories 🙂
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Thank you — glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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🙂
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As some fool eats an elephant,
each bite sends inelegant
streams of drool down the glass.
Had me laughing out loud!
I used to love the frosted window panes of a Minnesota winter.
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Glad you got a chuckle out of my silly thought. 😉
Thanks for your comment.
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This is delightful – they don’t make frosted windows like they used to!
Here’s mine!
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I think it’s that they make double-pane windows nowadays. 😉
Thanks for your comment. Enjoyed your take on the prompt.
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