Perfect Family Tales And Other Trivia

The art of the short-story writer is that of the cartoonist. It is the magical craft of creating entire worlds with a few simple strokes of a pen. Tales told by an idiot? Maybe! But my tales are also a mix of reality and fantasy; truth and lies; some based on my own family; others, not. Readers must guess which characters are real; who are inventions - and who are an amalgam of both. Please draw the boundaries for yourself.

Sunday, 4 November 2018

Philippum quoque Arcadiae


Arcadia


Philip bestrides his fast, fine yacht,

he’s Momma’s little lobbus.

He still won’t wash behind his ears -

or go to shool on Shabbos.



The-Colossus-of-Rhodes


Philip stands upon his burning deck,

less man than Colossus.

It’s clear he dreams of Arcadiae

where he tells ‘em who the boss is!

© Natalie Wood (04 November 2018)

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