Once upon a time
(Never twice)
A royal princess dined
On blackberries over ice
She picked purple Jacaranda blossoms
Placed them in lilac-colored dishes
Convinced they gave her wisdom
Soon they tangled with her foolish wishes
And none in the castle could contain
The princess as she took domain
Thus all the Kingdom wept
For ultraviolet rays had not yet
Revealed her disobedience
And the issue was dealt with pure expedience
And still the Jacaranda blooms
And drops its leaves in season
But it’s all a fairy tale
Purple is just a color of beauty
No hidden reasons
Linda Kruschke and Paint Chip Poetry
“Your challenge today is, therefore, to write a fairy tale. It can be fictional or autobiographical. It can be based on your favorite existing fairy tale or one you conjure up yourself. Or you could tell a true story as if it were a fairy tale.
But you must use all four of the paint chip words, which are royal, jacaranda, ultraviolet, and blackberry. You can either include the angel card word or just allude to the concept of obedience (or disobedience, if you prefer).”
Nice fairy tale. I’m glad the jacaranda still bloom.
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This was fun to write. I have only seen one Jacaranda Tree in my lifetime, and yes, I am happy they still bloom. They are beautiful!
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen one. I had to look up the word to know it was a flowering tree. 🙂
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I like the observation that “once” upon a time suggests “never twice”.
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Thanks Frank!
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