The Ugly Duckling -- RP, with a wink at PoetrySinger....

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The Ugly Duckling -- RP, with a wink at PoetrySinger....

Ratleader

Member Rara Avis

since 2003-01-23

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0 posted 2006-10-27 01:50 PM

The Ugly Duckling

They called him ugly, and he was.
Didn’t look right, sound right, walk right,
and they let him know, like ducks will do.
He grew ungainly too, fast and strange,
turned the wrong color in time.
Did they accept him then?
Not a quacking chance.

Did he get to see himself
through unbiased eyes?
He did once, when some swans
came through. “Acts like a duck,”
they said, sotto voce, and flew away.
He was raised by ducks, you know,
trained to think the way they did,
though he never managed that either.

He was ugly, so he got smart.
A swan has a big beak and a long reach;
he learned his jaws could break a wing,
even a neck, and he broke a few.
After that, they didn’t call him ugly anymore.
They stayed clear, didn’t call him anything.
He liked that just fine.

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

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Gaia

1 posted 2006-10-27 02:18 PM

how could anyone not giggle at your version of the ugly duckling tale?

The Lady
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

2 posted 2006-10-29 09:44 PM

oh I love it so...

luminosity
Senior Member

since 2005-11-18

Posts 813

3 posted 2006-10-29 10:21 PM

yeppers I like thsi

Juju
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since 2003-12-29

Posts 3429
In your dreams

4 posted 2006-10-29 11:24 PM

(;
-Juju

-Juju

-"So you found a girl
Who thinks really deep thougts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts " Silent all these Years, Tori Amos

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

5 posted 2006-11-17 02:40 PM

I'm glad you posted this again... it's every bit as wonderful as I remembered...
And I still ache for him. *S*

Pilgrimage
Member Elite

since 2001-12-04

Posts 3945
Texas, USA

6 posted 2006-11-21 05:55 PM

And the only contentment he can have is to be left alone? The poor thing! It makes me want to cry.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

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