POEM: The Legend of Giant Little Natalie
This was written to the featured art on this week’s CPC Simple Sunday picture challenge. The guest artist is Natalia Rak of Poland, and the work is titled “The Legend of Giants.”
THE LEGEND OF GIANT LITTLE NATALIE
A wonderful, inspirational story
is told to children in the East.
It is known as The Legend of Giant Little Natalie.
Natalie was a little girl who loved trees.
When there was a draught,
she would wander the roads, byways and farmlands
with her watering can,
She is said to have saved
many thousands of trees,
until one dark day, while scurrying to safety
in a horrid thunderstorm,
she was struck by lightning and died.
Ever since,
certain farmfolk in Natalie’s town
have claimed that at various times,
during such-and-such a draught,
a giant Little Natalie could be seen
watering the parched trees from above
with a giant watering can.
Was it her ghost?
An angel?
Or just a shadow
projected huge onto a wall.
No one knows for sure.
But the curious thing
to this very day,
no trees in Natalie’s town
ever die,
except of old age or disease.
Nor are townspeople liable
to cut any down.
And there is much speculation
as to why the town
has the most beautiful trees
in all the land.
The townspeople know.
Fanciful Freeform Story Poem
Copyright September 28th 2013 RGD
my kinda angel… with a green thumb! xoxo :love:
Such a wonderfully poetic story. Perfect for this beautiful artwork. Thanks also for sharing this artist with us on “A Simple Sunday.” :love: :love: :love: