Thursday 31 October 2013

Halloween Poetry

Happy Halloween! What are you up to today? I'm busy making shrunken heads out of old apples for a party on Saturday and putting the last few touches on to my costume. It's such a good excuse to have some fun!

I wanted to post something suitably spooky and decided upon...Tim Burton! I love watching his films this time of year, but I wondered how many of you knew he had written and illustrated a book of poetry? It's very suitable reading for today, and is full of his trademark creepy, gothic fun. You can read his collection online: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy.

And here's one of the poems: Mummy Boy

He wasn't soft and pink
witha fat little tummy;
he was hard and hollow,
a little boy mummy.
"Tell us, please, Doctor,
the reason or cause,
why our gundle of joy
is just a bundle of gauze."
"My diagnosis," he said
"for better or worse,
is that your son is the result
of an old pharoah's curse."
That night they talked
of their son's odd condition-
they called him "a reject
from an archaeological expidition."
They thought of some complex
scientific explanation,
but assumed it was simple
supernatural reincarnation.
With the other young tots
he only played twice,
an ancient game of vergin sacrifice.
(But the kids ran away, saying, "You aren't very nice.")
alone and rejected, Mummy Boy wept,
then went to the cabinet
where the snack food was kept.
He wiped his wet slockets with his mummified sleeves,
and sat down to a bowl of sugar-frosted tanna leaves.
One dark, gloomy day,
from out of the fog,
appeared a little white mummy dog.
For his newfound wrapped pet,
he did many things,
like building a dog house
à la Pryimid of kings.
It was late in day-
just before dark.
Mummy Boy took his dog
for a walk in the park.
The park was empty
except for a squirrel,
and a birthday party for a Mexican girl.
The boys and girls had all started to play,
but noticed that thing that looked like a papíer mâché.
"Look its a píñata,"
said one of the boys,
"Let's crack it wide open
and get the candy and toys."
They took a baseball bat
and whacked open his head.
Mummy Boy fell to the ground;
he finally was dead.
Inside of his head
were no candy or prizes,
jast a few stray bettles
of various sizes.


Thursday 24 October 2013

Twitter

I've finally embraced Twitter, and laid claim to my name on there (there are A LOT more Lovedays than I expected, haha!)

I'm not exactly sure how I'll be using it just yet, but if you'd like to connect with me and find out if I resort to 140 characters of inane drivel, I am...

@ALLoveday

Peace x

Tuesday 15 October 2013

Call for mythical / fairy tale artists

Saints of the Lot, a pop-up events organisation based in Brighton, are seeking artists for an exhibition: on 23rd November they are 'transforming The Marborough pub into a fairy tale world of fairies, goblins, trolls, wicked stepmothers, evil witches, beautiful princes and ugly toads, damsels in distress and heroes.'

They seem to be calling for both artists and stall holders, and if you want to be involved you can get in touch via the Gumtree advert or their Facebook page.

If I can get there I'll let you know what it's all about ;)