~Encloak’d in Red

Yes, another wickedly twisted fairy tale...."The better to eat you with my dear” Baaaaa

Sinister nights encloak'd in red

hesitant to take a breath of crisp air

whispering through the tree limbs,

ominous overload of hush'd secrets

biting at the nape of the neck

who could appear in this darkly rush

wolves thirsting with lust

fairy tales are only a spooky myth

or so I thought....

out of nowhere leapt

ripping through veins with no heart

bloody crimson dogs of fear

shivers ran up and down my spine

he lay me down on virgin snow

closed my eyes tight in fright

when who should come to my rescue

a white knight with a sword

he slay'd each and every one 

turn'd those boogahs into one slick red hood,

the terrorizing nightmare ended

my new life had just begun, 

~we never did make it to grandma's....

Author's Note

Reviews

[Jack...]

This is another wonderful adventure of your mind and you capture the beauty of the surroundings and the essence of the evil and the hero perfectly. I know I say this all of the time, but this one right here may be one of your best. I actually got lost in this poem about halfway through, standing out there in the frigid forest and had to read it again just to remind myself that it is a poem. You have taken the ageless tale of good vs. evil and painted it in only a way that you can. Whether it is dark and desperate, loving and affectionate or sad and heart wrenching or priceless humor, you always present your thoughts in an amazing display of your talents. The beauty of your words always reaches in and tugs on my heart, always leaving me wanting more. If I may borrow something of yours;”100 thank yous” for sharing this engaging piece with us today. Each of your poems it seems brings with them their own zephyr, for I always find myself blown away when I read you. I am so thankful I have big eyes, because it just makes it, “the better to read you with, my dear”. Going to tuck this one away in my favorites so it is easy to find when I am in need of a huge smile.

[Frieda P]

Woo, I wish you could see the huge grin on my face, and the smile in my heart too Jack, you humble me always with your high praise, doesn't get better than this....grazie mille my dear friend!

[Lyn Anderson]

I love it. And of course, I have my own little red riding hood thing too - check out "Wolf me Down"

[Frieda P]

Now there's an interesting title, will have to check that one out, thanks KL.

[joshua sky]

I'm certainly not going to read Red Riding Hood quite the same way again, lol! I'm glad to see that the old folk tales are not forgotten. Indeed, these stories are the lifeblood of literature--be they tall tales, fairy tales, myths, etc. I have personally a copy of Grimm's fairy tales, and it never ceases to amaze me the profound depth of character and striking storytelling virtuosity found within these seemingly simple tales.

Many thanks for the submission. :)

[Frieda P]

Lol, ruin'd it for you eh? Thanks so much, jazz'd you enjoyed joshua. :-)

[Rita L. Sev]

Ooh! Vividly wicked and delightful at the same time, Frieda! Poor grandma... Oh well, I'm sure she had her day in the woods... ;)

[Frieda P]

Ha, glad you got a kick out of it Rita..,yep, blame the snow. :-)

[Ahena MK]

nice pics and poem !!
ahena :)

[Frieda P]

I was just on your diamond page, ha....thanks Ahena! :-)

[Ahena MK]

:) ...cool,

[Pryde Foltz]

he slay'd each and every one
turn'd those boogahs into one slick red hood,
the terrorizing nightmare ended
my new life had just begun,

~we never did make it to grandma's….

Sexy stuff, Frieda.

[Frieda P]

Just a gal having some day on a snowy day, thanks Pryde ;-)

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

Nice tale~with some twists.

[Frieda P]

Thanks Josie.

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

You are welcome again!

[♔ CrownedDevil &#..]

I love this poem.

Kaze~

[Frieda P]

Thanks, jazz'd you enjoyed Kaze...

[♔ CrownedDevil ☾]

Your welcome. :) :D

[Baby Ricochet]

Don't go in there! It's dark and scary!

[Frieda P]

You're so right, little big girls should steer clear!

[s y e]

"Who's afraid of the big bad wolf
The big bad wolf, the big bad wolf
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf"

Hahahaha, sorry, had to do that... wrong story I know but it seemed fitting... I loved this one Frieda. You done a great job. This made me giggle.

Flip flops & all that jazz!

[Frieda P]

You can write that one noodlebumble...I'm fairy tale'd out, hahah, thanks sweetums!

[s y e]

NO! Haha, I'll fail... hah

[m.s.early]

Ha! Cute... the white knight with an ulterior motive... sly fox. Sure I'll get the wolves off your back, now let's see whatcha got under that hood. Nevermind grandma... i like muffins too. lol

[Frieda P]

Probably right, thanks xavier, glad you enjoy'd, everyone likes the muffins it seems lol

[m.s.early]

must be a guy thing lol ...

[Frieda P]

Ya think? ;-)