Prologue
The Tin Man walks home
from the market at morning.
Fresh bakery, fruits,
a big bouquet of daisies…
all that his Dorothy loves.
He walks and glistens
in the morning sun. He thinks
about her blue eyes
and her lovely smile. He hugs
the bouquet like her shoulders.
The Story
“Hey, you, hurry up!
Only 3 days in the town
a world-famous coach,
a relationship expert.
Oz, the great and powerful!”
Of course, the Tin Man
sits in the first row and heeds
the words of wisdom
and diligently makes notes
about ‘loving validly’.
…such a perfect speech!
Oz hotly touches his chest
and inspiredly speaks
to the breathless audience
where ‘authentic love’ resides.
The Tin Man stands on
the stage among volunteers
and suddenly… “Oh!
No-no-no! You, piece of tin!
Push off, shell of a person!”
Grating of gearwheels…
The Tin Man was made heartless,
but sure not brainless.
A real, alive, hot heart
is all that the Tin Man needs!
…at the rear entrance
fans wait for an autograph,
but not the Tin Man.
When you love desperately
the end justifies the means.
The Tin Man walks home
from the market at morning.
Fresh bakery, fruits…
and a hot pulsating heart
in a plain cellophane bag.
He puts the daisies
into her favorite vase
and pictures her joy…
…how she finds on her pillow
this heart oozing with true love.
Epilogue
On the tin life field
memories fade like daisies.
The falling petals…
The Tin Man… Dorothy… Oz…
Hush! Do you hear town criers?
“Hey, you, hurry up!
Only 3 days in the town
a world-famous coach,
a relationship expert.
Stannum, the comprehended Love!”
by TETIANA ALEKSINA
© All rights reserved 2015
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Super Tati! 😀
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Made me want to hug the Tinman. Lovely. 🍃🌺
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He’s a sweetie at heart, even if some of his methods are a bit… well, questionable. 😛
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Reblogged this on wwwpalfitness.
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You’re awesome. Thank you so much from the both of us! 😀
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You’re welcome and I thank you for the kind words:)
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This is beyond my words
Just fuvking awesome
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You got it in one, my friend. Thank you for reading and commenting as always! 😀
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I always had a weak spot for the tin man. I always felt he had an invisible heart, that was bigger than other hearts. 🙂
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I know what you mean, Ladybug. He was always the more relatable character of the story for me too. (And, I suspect, for Tati.) 😀
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Wow! Nice work, Tati!
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I can see Tati taking a bow right now, Kally. Thanks for reading and commenting! 😀
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You’re most welcome. Don’t be shy, come by MiddleMe to say hi!
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We certainly will, Kally. Thank you!
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Great poetry, Tati!
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Thank you so much for dropping by and supporting our efforts. We appreciate it!
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You are kindly welcome…it is a brilliant piece of work 🙂
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A quite remarkable piece (or pieces!). Well written – I enjoyed this immensely!
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When Tati showed me this, I was startled by her idea of breaking the whole up into parts that could be read like a novel. There’s a very definite structure here that is a joy to follow. And that ending! I love how it comes full circle! 🙂
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Wow! This work of yours is worth all the wait! Bravo my ❤
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She’s just so good, isn’t she? This has to be one of my favourites so far. 🙂
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She is awesome and I’m so proud of her!
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Sir, I am in complete agreement. 😀
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An exceptional effort, Tati! I enjoyed the sweetly macabre nature of this, and the ending was a delightful surprise! 😉
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