{"id":1248,"date":"2021-05-21T16:23:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T16:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2021-05-23T03:15:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T03:15:30","slug":"a-modern-fairy-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=1248","title":{"rendered":"A Modern Fairy Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=1248\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><strong><em>Someone once said that this poem was the product of a troubled mind. H-m-m&#8230; maybe so. In any event, I sure had fun writing this ditty. It&#8217;s from deep in my archives but I wanted to revisit it once again. Be advised&#8230; don&#8217;t be looking for a happy ending. Stash<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bring Me The Head of Teddy Bear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bring me the head of Teddy Bear&#8230;<br \/>\nRoast his body and make it rare.<br \/>\n(The Queen of Toys was having a bad day.)<\/p>\n<p>Ted was guilty of being, \u201cjust too cute\u201d.<br \/>\nA beguiling attitude in a three piece suit.<br \/>\n(The Queen was offended and Ted would have to pay.)<\/p>\n<p>Seized at home, while still in bed,<br \/>\nThe Queen\u2019s guard was sent to make him dead.<br \/>\n(\u201cTerminate him quickly, with no delay!\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>With the sands of sleep still in his eye,<br \/>\nTeddy broke down and began to cry.<br \/>\n(What words of apology could he say?)<\/p>\n<p>The executioners were unmoved by his sobs&#8230;<br \/>\nThey had been sent on similar jobs.<br \/>\n(Their expertise would shine today.)<\/p>\n<p>A farewell kiss for Mama bear&#8230;<br \/>\nThe soldiers pulled Ted by his golden hair.<br \/>\n(To a dark and foreboding alleyway.)<\/p>\n<p>Given a moment to say a prayer,<br \/>\nTo his knees dropped Teddy Bear.<br \/>\n(Could it be that all would end in sad dismay?)<\/p>\n<p>Ted always thought himself a winner.<br \/>\nHow could he become the good Queen\u2019s dinner?<br \/>\n(Was this a cruel game he was being forced to play?)<\/p>\n<p>No, this wasn\u2019t jest&#8230; no fun was intended&#8230;<br \/>\nThe end of a life, once so splendid.<br \/>\n(The guards had no words of comfort to say.)<\/p>\n<p>Their sword rose up&#8230; the end was swift.<br \/>\nAll because the Queen was miffed.<br \/>\n(Ted\u2019s head now decorated a silver tray.)<\/p>\n<p>There was a party held that night<br \/>\nAnd Teddy\u2019s head was the central sight.<br \/>\n(The last time his cuteness would be on display.)<\/p>\n<p>Ted\u2019s life was over&#8230; it had ceased<br \/>\nAnd now began the royal feast.<br \/>\n(A fine time was had at the festival gay.)<\/p>\n<p>I guess it\u2019s true that life\u2019s not fair&#8230;<br \/>\nThat happy endings are often rare.<br \/>\n(Poor Teddy learned this lesson the hard way.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stash<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someone once said that this poem was the product of a troubled mind. H-m-m&#8230; maybe so. In any event, I sure had fun writing this ditty. It&#8217;s from deep in my archives but I wanted to revisit it once again. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=1248\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1248"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1252,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248\/revisions\/1252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}