You know, instead of Murder She Wrote?
Yeah, I'm clever like that
So
The ornament
And the poem
Which took...maybe 2 days to write?
I was in a bit of a hurry, but I enjoyed it
Enjoy!
Coming Home
Many miles
away, o’er land and sea (1,283 to be
exact)
In a place
that is as dank as can be
Hidden
amongst multiple towering hillsides
Lies a city not known far and wide
And dwelling
in this unknown land of mist
(Who,
fortunately, no longer works the night shift)
A beautiful
maiden and her beloved groom
Trying to
survive this city of gloom
Buried under
piles – no, mountains of snow
They’ve
suffered through weather of 0 and below
Warming
their bones with gallons of hot chocolate
Stealing all
of the blankets from their now barren closet
They can’t
ever trust the roads in this strange land
One-way
streets as far as the eye can see? Not so grand
Too many
hills, their car labors in pain
(It’s
exponentially worse with the freezing rain)
I’m afraid
by now you think they only suffer
Not so! For
their lives are filled with awe and wonder
They found
good friends, with whom they smile and laugh
(So much, in
fact, it would surpass any graph)
Yet, for all
of their friends, the beautiful girl was very sad
For her loved
ones dwelt half-way ‘cross the land
And she
missed her mountains, so majestic and fair
And the
food! So delectable and beyond compare!
“I really
don’t like this city” the fair maiden stated
“Except for
our friends, all of the people are jaded”
“They’re
crazy!” she said “You’ve seen how they drive!
I’ve run out
of fingers to count the times we’ve almost died!”
“I miss my
family and all of the fun we share
The jokes,
the laugher…nothing could ever compare!
I’m tired of
this cold and dreary place
I can
promise you, I’d much rather be driving a case!”
“I want to
see my nieces and nephews grow up
I’m losing
my spot as the most favorite grown up!
I’m the
entertainment! My family needs me around!
Without my
sparkling personality? They’re as dry as the ground!”
Her spouse
commiserated, sighed, and agreed
But with no
job prospects it won’t happen, they had to concede
So they
twiddled their thumbs and they waited
Hoping that,
one day, their small home could be vacated
Then,
magically, one day out of the blue
The
gentleman got some wonderful news
“They’re
hiring!” he exclaimed “And they want to converse!”
“Well, I’m
not hoping” stated the lady “That would be the worst”
Weeks passed
and many talks were had
They hoped
and prayed the news wouldn’t be bad
They said
not a word as to not raise any hopes
How awful
would it be if ended up with a big nope?
Finally,
after what felt like eons had past
They had
joyous, fabulous news they had to share fast
“This is
it!” he shouted “I have my dream job”
“You mean
it?” she asked as she started to sob
“We need to
tell everyone! Get on the news!
Let’s throw
a party! Put on your dancing shoes!
We’re going
home! I can’t believe this day has come!
I couldn’t
care where we live, I’d stay in the slums!”
“Just take
me home, back to my loved ones so dear
It will work
out when we arrive, I’d even live with the deer!”
So, the fair
maiden and her groom left behind the cold city
Anxious to
return to their home, to the land so stunningly pretty
And what
said the family of the lady so fair?
With such a
surprise, did they do more than stare?
She hopes
they’re jumping and screaming for joy
But, in
reality, some are crying and others are being coy (dad is obviously the one crying ;) )
But how do
they start? What do they do?
They have so
many things those who help them could sue!
They’ll
start with the biggest and baddest of all
Send it to
mom and dad, surely they’ll have a ball
The kitchen
sink it is!! It always takes up so much space
And since
mom is so practiced with it, she’ll know just the place
As for the
rest of the stuff in this house
Hopefully aid will come
from more than just her spouse