Welcome to week 2 of the Haibun Thinking Challenge.
This week there are two prompts: This is my second go at this one:
Gathering her brows like gathering storm, Nursing her wrath to keep it warm
Robert Burns
The Enchanted Queen Awesome Ruler of the World
Surveyed her kingdom.
All was not right.
Her subjects were revolting in more ways than one.
He Who Wrote to be Noticed was not reporting back
On the fate of Australia as its currency
Had begun to dip since he came to power.
The feathered one was having an identity crisis
What was once a goose was now not a gander but a mallard
Go figure she thought?
The pachyderm had put his foot in it once too often
Was in need of a serious therapy, or worse.
Tommy she was sure had gone walkabout
As he wandered in and out of things.
And her own state of being was severely compromised
So snowed under she was unable to move.
Maybe she thought my kingdom is need of some niceness
And so she thereby decreed
That as of today she would become
Enchanted Queen Awesome and Benevolent Ruler of the World.
To begin everyone’s haibun would be perfect
She would see that everyone would gush
Not only over hers but everyone elses.
There would be happiness in the kingdom
And death to those who disagreed.
Writing to be Noticed adjusted the Australian dollar
The feathered one polished his ID badge
Tommy tried to stand taller
The pachyderm cringed.
The Enchanted Queen Awesome and Benevolent Ruler of the World, her hand on the trap door spring,
Smiled benevolently on all.
kingdom in array
subjects out of all control
all benevolence.
Oh goodness someone’s been naughty in the Kingdom have they? Love the trap door – hate to be the recipient – well told Michael.
Thank you Jenny the awesome one is now benevolent, the kingdom is safe.
Excellent news – Hail the Enchanted Queen lol
One must know ones place in the kingdom. Her finger could get itchy there’s no telling what might happen.
watch out for the door…that’s all I’m sayin’ 😉
If we all smile back at her benevolence all will be good
straw with that? 😉
The Enchanted Queen Awesome and Benevolent Ruler of the World approves and loves the new addition to my title.
So happy your Awesomeness. Very befitting I would think.
I concur 🙂
This loyal subjects bows in subjection…ouch my back!
Time to fly lol
Hang in there Al she’s benevolent now, just watch her hand…that’s all I’ll say..
LOL I feel quite left out. Ah well, best to keep my trap shut. Great banter, and lo, all haibun are miracles of dancing words!
Thanks Brenda, we have to find a title for you, after all the Enchanted Queen loves all her loyal subjects. Maybe the Friendly Fairy? All Kingdoms need a friendly fairy.
Hmm, well I suppose I can sprinkle a little fairy dust here and there. 🙂
Oh that would be so delightful, most of us are no longer spring chickens so some fairy dust might just be the thing to spark us up.
LOL, I’m not a spring chicken anymore either, but I’m not sure I’ve reached tough, old bird either. I’m somewhere in the roaster category. LOL All this magic is keeping my hair red. 🙂
That’s good you have hair, you are way ahead of me, send me some of that fairy dust, NOW!!
May you have a magical day full of cool breezes carrying fairy dust and blessings. 🙂 Peace, Brenda
Great writing. Thank you, I enjoyed. Love, nia
Thank you Nia, lovely to see you, are you participating this week?
Not easy for me this week dear Michael, and there is not any inspiration for this 🙂 You are welcome, love, nia
Ok, take care now, maybe next week inspiration will come to you.
This so creative. I feel as if I know the characters 😉 Well done my friend.
Thanks Kim, so appear familiar do they?
In deed.
Oh my. Any yellow brick roads follow or Emerald kingdoms to duck into?
Better watch what I say or I may be turned into a….quack, quack…quack!
Dear Jules, the loyal subjects are ok, its the Enchanted Queen you have to watch out for though luckily for you and everyone else she is very benevolent this week.