Lillian is hosting Poetics in the dVerse Poets Pub ~ we are to think about the background of a character from a nursery rhyme, book or mythology and write a poem showing a different side to them ~ the catch? It must be a prequel about the character's life [ before they became famous ]
Glinda ~ Kansas farm girl
woefully unaware of her sorceress powers
imbuing a touch of wonder
with a flick of her finger
crops sprout, morph into
intricate labyrinthine patterns
another flick
mid-west drought
quenched with gentle rain
the unbearable mugginess
soothed in gentle breeze
farm life would mold Glinda
hone her emerging sorceress skills
prepare her for the Wiz ~
the magical Land of Oz
** In another realm might
Glinda have known Dorothy
on that Kansas farm?
A Kansas farm girl! This all made me smile :) Ah, the ability to change the weather and make crops sprout. Just precursors to her amazing magical powers in the Land of Oz. Well done!
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ReplyDeleteGlinda a Kansas farm girl—why not?!
Hugs,
Mariette
A beautiful imagining. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteMakes complete sense she came from Kansas. Very much enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteNeat poem, Helen. My mom was a city girl until she married Dad, a farmer. Grandpa's orders (he was the share crop landlord) were that Mom take care of the house things and Dad would do the rest. Mom did learn to milk and a lot more, she even took a row in the shucking corn out of the stocks and throwing them into a horse drawn wagon. Dad was left school when he was in the 10th grade in turn for a new Ford Model A coupe.
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Oh, I didn't expect her to be that, she should have stayed in Kansas to prevent the draughts.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of Glinda once being a Kansas farm girl, Helen, and the crops ‘spread into intricate labyrinthine patterns’. She’d be great in the fight against climate change.
ReplyDeleteShe sounds adorable.
ReplyDeleteNice one Helen
Much♡love
Oh I absolutely love, love this! The idea of Glinda belonging to Kansas and being a farm girl sheds a whole new light on the narrative! Gorgeous work done, Helen 💝💝
ReplyDelete“ with a flick of her finger
ReplyDeletecrops sprout, spread into
intricate labyrinthine patterns
another flick
mid-west dry spells quenched with gentle rains”
Really enjoy these lines.🌱
Helen, the way you ingeniously explore the untold story of Glinda's pre-Oz life, infusing mundane farm scenes with a touch of sorcery and foreshadowing, is delightful!
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David
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totally makes sense.. and now I am wondering about the Wicked Witch!
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Absolutely the perfect backstory for Glinda! Only a Kansas farm girl would have the unruffled calm and willpower to put down a witch or two. Loved this prequel, Helen.
ReplyDeleteLovely word play here! Glinda is one of my fave characters in one of my fave movies and you have done her justice.
ReplyDeleteAh ha, so that is where Glinda comes from! I always wondered about her origins. It makes perfect sense that she should also be a Kansas girl.
ReplyDeleteAlways wondered where she came from.
ReplyDeleteYes...didn't the movie try to suggest that Glinda was "really" Aunt Em?
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I believe so, the farm hands, Auntie Em ... the parallels are there at the end!
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