My Darling, Darling, Mr. Dahl

My Darling, Darling, Mr. Dahl
Quizmo LaGrande

My darling, darling, Mr. Dahl,
Coated in chocolate,
Offering scrumptious peaches
Larger than life,
Grander than pure imagination.

Champion to pen
A mystery or fantasy
Yet writing between my lines
In invisible ink,
Love letters
Just to me.

No witches or giants
Could twit nor fault
Your incredible grace,
Each word hit its mark—
My heart’s special place.

Roald, my dearest,
Willy Wonka to the world,
A fantastic fox to many,
Yet loved by all,
Please meet me in our special place
Where you can whisper wonderful tales of the unexpected
That I will carefully stash
Between my lines,
In invisible ink—

Love letters
Only to me.

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(Dear reader may I ask you please,
promise, never, never, seize
an opportunity to tell,
or whisper, write, or even yell,
my other favorite Wonka fan,
Mr. Wilder, now that’s a man!)

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