Excellent The Foamy Flyer The Inn at Blackpool : Auntie Ant and the Moon Balloon by Stu Harrell Share A Story In A Poem contest entry

Now Auntie Ant was really an ant With a birthday a comin' due Nieces and nephews gathered round To plot a birthday brew There arose a cauldron of plots and plans From murky swamps of a Bayou dream Proposals fluttered around and about The winner was a floating scheme Now the teens had seen her sad and forlorn A gazin' at the Harvest Moon Now surely we can get her up Give her old heart a gentle swoon So near about was a backyard pool A jostle of urchins splashed around A circle on a stick blew a spool A gooey soap would take to round Her minions gathered to access the plan Tain't no soap bubble can reach the moon So better perspectives were put in place For the streetlight near the cry of a loon. So the grumpy vets of the termite wars Were ready to aid the scheme A carriage of pretty magnolia leaves Would march her toward her dream So beloved was Auntie Ant Tina the Tulip pitched in as well She would give her petals for a parachute To float home the awesome belle A dragonfly named Brandee Caper Would provide the air escort A flutter of wings with a spool of strings Would give the bubble support So they gathered about the swimmin' tub And scuttled up the side Lots of pretty bubbles arose Pick one for Auntie's ride Expected fringe issues surfaced To clutter the glorious plan Snail Boobles tried to sell tickets A hermit crab squashed his hand Pranksters rigged a slingshot And were stung by honey bees Brandee was late as usual Fixin' her hair up in the trees They picked one fluffy and puffy And dear Auntie scrambled aboard It floated pretty as blowed up glass As Auntie waved to the cheery horde But approaching the bulb Caused a glitch that would last Jealous skeeters made it pop Auntie was falling and falling fast The downward spiral caused such a fright The crowd was all aghast But a flutter of wings helped bring the chute home The dragonflies came at last Now in the ant farm folklore The tale lasts 'til this day Were you there when Auntie soared the skies? The buggy alliance sent her up and away. Recognized Author Notes These are obviously for the neighbor kids....The idea is to wander outside...stare at something....then make up a story....How did the Tumbleweed learn to tumble?...On a soccer field..in a gym?...Any medical insurance?....Good luck to all.....Stu Harrell

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