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Magic Snakes Rules
We always played games in the car
until mum threatened to throw the snakes out the window if we weren’t quiet
we’d watch the clock blink until we could speak again
those were the rules.
We listened to the Magic Pudding:
one snake each
and then we heard James and the Giant Peach and
then we had two snakes.
I always wanted the green ones and Petal always wanted the yellow ones.
We played eye-spy and spelling-bee and
we sang along to Bananas in Pyjamas and
I sang the Queen of the Night
and we all had one snake each.
Petal fell asleep and Mum took over the driving
We listened to Mowgli and the Enormous Crocodile and
Dad ate all the red ones
I fell asleep and Mowgli’s crocodile fed snakes to the Magic Flute
Mum never did throw them out the window.
19 comments:
Great magpie, and great endings. Mothers rarely carry through on their threats and love the dad eating all the red ones. They are my favourite.
Also, thanks for following, I tried to follow you too, but think I did something wrong - will check back later to make sure.
Delightful memories of childhood car journeys - they seemed to go on forever, sometimes. I take it 'snakes' are soft sweets, something like our jelly babies? Make mine lemon or lime, please.
I didn't get you were talking about candy at first so it was a very strange family memory to me lol Now though it makes sense and its very sweet!
Without rules the games just wouldn't have been the same.
Routines are what we remember most vividly, they become a part of who we are.
This is a lovely take on the prompt.
Yummy - wiggly worms and car games amd sweet little children. Excellent memory jogger.
Anna :o]
Your Magpie is incredibly sweet!!
Are we there, yet?
This is such a sweet and clever take on the picture!
I love this journey. : )
What a lovely innocent fantasy, Isabel! brought back childhood memories..
I enjoyed this very much.
Our three daughters favored
gummy bears, but gummy worms
were big on the long car ride
agenda too. Loved the lyrical
and humorous take on the
prompt, and I say,
"Let them eat snakes."
Beautiful, wonderful, excellent reverie of childhood and a bright and loving Mum and a Dad who ate all the red ones.
Clever response to the magpie! Those long car rides -- bringing back memories.
Sometime to adore!
Reminds me of family trips years ago! Colorful candy!
Your poem made me reminisce about what we did on car journeys! Nice nostalgic write.
we used to have a crocodile puppet that we would wave out the window
and when other cars would wave back we would cheer =)
Loved where you took this one.
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