[Colin_Partridge]

A friend of mine sent this to me yesterday the poet is unknown I know it is a bit cheezy but it is kind of cute.

Willie the Woodspirit!

Willie the woodspirit loved to play,
He'd dance and sing and run all day.
He'd teach the newborn birds to sing,
And mend a Robin's broken wing.

"Till one day, while running thru woods,
An evil spirit, before him stood.
He cast a spell to make Willie sleep,
And placed him inside a tree to keep.

There he stayed for many a year,
Until one day, what did he hear?
A chopping sound, some scrapes, some cuts,
Poor little Willie thought he'd gone nuts.

But the sound grew louder, it was getting close,
And before he knew it, he could wiggle his nose.
And soon he felt the wind on his cheek,
Dare he open his eyes and take a peek?

He summoned his courage and opened one eye,
Looked all around and up to the sky.
When what did he see when he gazed up above?
A man with a chisel, a hat and a glove.

A man with a wonderful look in his eyes,
A man who listened and heard Willie's cries.
And set Willie free from his prison of timber,
That carver of wood, he will always
remember.

Colin

[Ashbys]

I like it Collin!

[AlArchie]

You are right, kinda cheesy, kinda cute! By the way, I wonder how many young folks fully understand cheesy? Or "cheese it"? Or "cut the cheese"?
Geez, cheese used to cover a lot of ground.

Al

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

cheese whiz Al, just how old are you?

[Colin_Partridge]

Yesterday it I was the brunt of socks jokes and now looks like I am going to be the brunt of cheese jokes I just cant win for losing.
Colin

[Ron Davidson]

Nice poem Colin, I won't make any jokes if it will make you feel better. How is the shoulder?

[wade clark]

If memory serves me, when I was a kid the moon was made of it!
Wade

[Colin_Partridge]

Ron the shoulder is finally coming along I can almost start the chainsaw now. Still a little catch now and then it is still not completly healed boy it has taken a long time. Hope that you still are liking the walking staff.
Colin

[Ron Davidson]

Glad to hear it's finally healing. The staff is great I enjoy it every day.

Ron

[Irish]

Excellent Colins! I like the way you wove the myth, the wood spirit, and the carver into one goal of releasing the wood spirit. I really like the use of the senses with the sound of the chopping, the feel of the wind, and especially the wiggling of the nose after so long being trapped. Very, very nice.

Susan