Smitten:A Prequel To The Sequel

...this one is for my friend Kublakhan27 (Steve)...

Smitten: A Prequel To The Sequel

The story goes:
Kubla swept down the Urals
Oh so long ago
Conquering
Changing things as he went.
There was no vanilla in his
Looking for a firey gypsy soul
Whose heart was made of gold.
He had seen her in his dreams,
Carved her face on passing trees,
Painted her on murals
In castle halls;
Wrote of her beauty
In silken worded poetry.
He was smitten, you see.
~~~
And so the story unfolds
But hardly ever gets told, it's
Kubla's bitten, smitten,
Magically written
Prequel to a Sequel' d
Sequel. -
Known as:
"How A Shy Man Got His Bold"
And it's sequel,
"How Vanilla Became Colorful"

~~redzone 9/11

Author's Note

...a silly attempt to put a smile on your face Steve.. maybe tonight will be better to you..
Couldn't think of a good song to embed, so I am open to suggestions

Captcha: sandwood (am I missing something?)

Reviews

[Frieda P]

Vanilla was always colorful, he just doesn't know the potential of his sprinkles, the sillyhead. This was such a sweet gesture Curt...you've brought to light all Benji's brilliant attributes, he's a sweet soul like you and a masterful poet too...Don't worry, be happy always works. :)

[kublakhan27]

You know I had to stop in and say thank you for this love...smiling a big sillyhead smile right now...you are my dearest friends, the two of you :)

[Pryde Foltz]

And so the story unfolds
But hardly ever gets told, it's
Kubla's bitten, smitten,
Magically written
Prequel to a Sequel' d
Sequel. -
Known as:
"How A Shy Man Got His Bold"
And it's sequel,
"How Vanilla Became Colorful"

It is worthy endeavour to make our dear Steve smile. And you definitely made me smile with this one. And to what captcha is missing sand (le) wood.

[Lyn Anderson]

This is SOOO great, and I think, captures the quirky and clever style of Steve while still remaining you.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

he might be shy, but his words are pure silk...you've got that right, redzone.

you have summed one of our favorite poets in the cafe up wonderfully.

jacob

[kublakhan27]

Oh my goodness...I haven't read it yet my friend, I was just checking out your profile wondering which piece I was going to read next, and I picked this one having not the slightest idea that it was about me...I will commence with reading it now but I jut had to start with a quick thank-you message...my heart is truly warmed, and I promise further gushing very once I sit down with this sink in...this is a most pleasant surprise that I was not prepared for :)

[kublakhan27]

Okay, now I'm ready to review, at least I think I am haha I'm smiling through tears as I strain to find the words to tell you just how much this means Curt...you have poetized me better than I could poetize myself...I have to be honest with you, tonight wasn't much better, but you have no idea how good this does to my heart and soul...it sounds over-the-top, but for someone like me, a gesture like this just makes it all worthwhile...you know my story oh so well...I've been asked about the nickname a few times, but never has someone actually revealed the irony behind it...I took it from the Coleridge poem, but I was also well aware of the connotations involving the historical figure...wow, I wish I could write a book for a review here but you've already said it all...all that is left for me to do is smile, wipe my eye, and thank you again for being such an amazing friend and taking the time to do this...this really means the world :)