Thursday, November 11, 2010

The Frog King


Beware of the self-proclaimed
Frog King
He will woo you and lure you
With the promise of a kingdom
Sealed with a kiss

I also shared the dream
Of a castle filled with gold and
diamonds. But I warn you
A frog has for a kingdom
Nothing but a bog
A mere swampy moldy marsh
That will suck you in
swallow you hole
And leave you bleeding
and screaming under a fresh
new skin of leeches.

Beware of the self-proclaimed
Frog King,
With his tongue he will
kill everything by a simple touch
Even the mighty and the lord
of the flies.

Stay away from the self-proclaimed.


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This is my magpie tale. I've been following and writing Willow's prompts for over 12 weeks. The last 2 weeks I was dry, could not come up with anything. I forced myself back in this time. Last night I saw a horror movie of children abduction and pedophilia. A nightmarish of a movie filled with lifelike stories. I think I was under the influence as I wrote this... Life is filled with monsters.

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15 comments:

  1. It's funny. I didn't even notice the monkey (or frog) on the pendant until I started reading everyone else's pieces...

    Funny what we see in inspiration and how varied the same image can be.

    Great mag.

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  2. Nice interpretation of Willow's photo .... I enjoyed this.

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  3. yes there are monsters...sad really...maybe they just were not as visible back in the day but it seems kids have lost much...

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  4. Very well written. I loved it!

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  5. A touch of scary monster tales never go amiss...

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  6. Now you tell me!! Clever..well done....

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  7. I've known a few Frog Kings, myself!

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  8. Self proclaimed is no recommendation. Nice Magpie.

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  9. scary frog, scary swamp, scare poem.. the images were so strong... it is hard to not consider yr words.. disturbing deuce

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  10. Yessir! I've run into a few of those self-proclaimed frog kings. Fun read.

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  11. Ominous tale of monsters hidden within our kingdoms... well told.

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  12. it sure is filled with monsters. I really enjoyed this :)

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  13. Anyone else think that necklace looks kind of like anal beads? no? just me? ok sorry I'll slip back into the shadows.

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