Six Bedtime Tales
Her own bedtime tales
will be told by candlelight
or told not at all.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
infinite wisdom
in recounting bedtime tales—
patience with darkness
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
kneeling in the dark
listening to bedtime tales—
somewhere church bells toll
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
I cannot listen
to the ragged bedtime tales—
old grey fox knows why.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
At the bus station
they heard seven bedtime tales,
then left for Dallas.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Walk out the front door—
there are no more bedtime tales
to be told tonight.
Text © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More We Write Poems: “Bedtime Tales,” Post Your Poems Day
will be told by candlelight
or told not at all.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
infinite wisdom
in recounting bedtime tales—
patience with darkness
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
kneeling in the dark
listening to bedtime tales—
somewhere church bells toll
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
I cannot listen
to the ragged bedtime tales—
old grey fox knows why.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
At the bus station
they heard seven bedtime tales,
then left for Dallas.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Walk out the front door—
there are no more bedtime tales
to be told tonight.
Text © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More We Write Poems: “Bedtime Tales,” Post Your Poems Day
Posted on March 28, 2012, in Post Your Poems Day, senryu, We Write Poems. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.
I like how “bedtime tales” pop up as the unifying motif, in all your retellings. Looks like we’re the early birds and everyone’s asleep.
I’m curious about the “old grey fox” and what it knows
Nice tales.
Best, M.
There are foxes in my tale too! Enjoyed all of these, but this one really reminds me of what the adventurer needs to know in a fairy tale:
infinite wisdom
in recounting bedtime tales—
patience with darkness
I cannot listen
to the ragged bedtime tales—
old grey fox knows why.
Love this!
the bus station one. definitely
love this:
I cannot listen
to the ragged bedtime tales—
old grey fox knows why.
I agree deeply with your first. Excellent haiku