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Little Virus goes on a trip [156] (silverseuss)

Little Virus goes on a trip

Little Virus decided to travel.
He wanted to see the world.
So he hitched a ride on the first plane out

and found himself in a delightful place
with friendly people who kissed
and hugged and ran about.

He invited his friends to join him.

And they all came to visit
and had a grand time dancing and spreading
their own kind of joy.

And the mayor welcomed them
and the preacher prayed with them
but the baker kept his distance

and the masked man politely said no.

But the Little Virus
and his viral friends
never said no to a party

until the mayor got sick
and the baker looked worried
and the preacher crossed himself

while the masked man shook his head.

Then the mayor dropped dead
and the preacher got ill
and the baker was trembling.

Little Virus' friends
no longer felt welcome,
so they all left as soon as they could.

The masked man nodded his head

as the parties stopped
and the people hid
and Little Virus asked, "how come."

But the mayor couldn't answer,
the preacher was dying
and the baker was afraid he would too.

The masked man just said, "go."

So Little Virus took the hint
and packed his luggage
and decided to leave

but the planes were grounded,
the buses and trains weren't running,
then when he turned around,

the masked man blocked his return.

But Little Virus know how to be patient
so he sat there waiting with his little thumb out
knowing that someone would stop.

And the world spun 'round and time went on
and the masked man kept vigil as
Little Virus stretched and yawned.

He was still sitting by the road this dawn.

(49 lines, rhythmic free verse)

© Kåre Enga [177.156] (25.juli.2020)

PROMPT Channel your inner Seuss, Silverstein, Carroll, Dahl (heck, even Wordsworth) and create a poem for children.

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