hanging from the poles
scarecrow wants the silver shoes
a random wish
to walk on the yellow bricks
holding hands with the giant head
not that he can do much
in his precarious state
tired he falls asleep
chasing a kitten in his dreams
even though he is in love with that witch
when she melts away
he promises himself
that he will take revenge
now the perching is of his own choice
it reminds him of his vow
biding his time, still biding his time
23 comments:
A fascinating reimagining of the Wizard of Oz character. I like it. A lot of good description, surreal.
wow. great description...and i like too the allusion to Oz...nice one shot!
Cut the last line. Otherwise, I liked it.
Great poem! Halloween, Wizard of Oz, revenge. It's wonderful!
Love the reference to the Wizard of Oz and the collage effect of the imagery - nicely done
Good take on the Wizard - not at all wicked. Enjoyed it. Gay @beachanny
A good one Gautami. Nicely written.
"chasing a kitten in his dreams" -- wonderful
A delightful scarecrow!
I like the 2nd stanza a lot! Ok I like how everything flows.
isn't that the way of things: give them will, and they want to use it.
Love the dream kittens.
hanging from the poles...i like how you start this...gives a lightweight feeling to the whole poem
I love this, can picture this scarecrow hanging there wishing for what he cannot have - just like humans often do! At least he has his dreams.
One of the best Oz characters. Good poem, if slightly surreal! BTW I love the last line...
Melts away.. biding his time.. nice stark words... I liked reading this one..
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Gautami,
I love the dream kittens.
Excellent to prompt.
Pamela
I like the whole poem, but especially love that last and final line. You took this one to a very different place: the scarecrow in love with the witch! But, then everyone needs someone to love and hopefully someone to love them.
Elizabeth
Where there is hope.... however fragile... Nice poem of the Oz scarecrow.
How i love your scarecrow! Those last two lines really nailed it.
Lovely.
Nice postscript to the Wizard of Qz. I liked it a lot.
Duty comes first eh?
A darker take on the scarecrow that I adore. Well done.
-Nicole
oooh love this... the yellow road, the giant head... excellent poetry, friend. thanks so much for linking!
Multi-layered, ref'd, creepifyin' of the scarecrow image - which, compared to real-life bad people - is positively comforting to me.
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