Black Beauty
leaves behind a trail
of tears, a
synthesis
of dazzling blue fire and the
mad Czar’s purple sword
Tender and
true, Aurora laughs,
dances in
the golden
acres, wandering among
old Jacob’s cattle
The Purple
Queen calls on Jack Ice
to render
wizardly
mutations—lazy housewife
into Reine des Glaces
A bit of fun using the seed names suggested by Sarah at dVerse in a shadorma chain for Colleen’s #TankaTuesday with synonyms for harmony and transition. Perfect words for a garden!
K. 
Oh, you hit both prompts with aplomb! I love the story you weave, and kind of think all lazy housewives should get to be ice queens for a day. I hope you had fun, you’ve given me lots to smile at.
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Thanks Sarah. It’s definitely something to aspire to.
I did have fun.
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Amazingly rendered!!
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Thanks Vendana.
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It’s a wild dance.
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It is.
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Well done on this intricate poem, Kerfe. I must admit I had to read it more than once.
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Thanks Robbie. It was quite an interesting list of names.
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What a brilliant idea to use seed names for your poetry. Loved this! ❤
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I like the mutation at the end of the housewife into the reine.
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Thanks Frank. Perhaps it’s a dream come true!
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Minus the Princess – As, I read I noticed she was definitely left out.
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The only name I couldn’t fit in, so I put her in the title.
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kaykuala
You roped in many of the seedlings. You roped in a sweet singer too, K!
Hank
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Thanks Hank. I love that song, and was glad to pair it with the poem.
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I love what could happen to those lazy housewives… (do those exist?)
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in myth and song…I like the idea of it
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Very creative
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Thanks Jude. It was fun!
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That, it was
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