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Fremont Troll, Seattle, WA
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© 2016 Jennifer Wagner
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Stand
strong,
there
are real-life trolls out there—
small
people
who’ll
try
to
steal your sweetness, your flame,
consume
your fire by night,
snuff
out your compass cloud.
You
must stand strong.
But,
if they’re big enough
to
take your Volkswagen, with one hand—
run!
©
2016 Jennifer Wagner
I do believe in trolls, but alas they are not easy to distinguish... Yet they can consume you easily.... So run might be the best idea.
ReplyDeleteThis is useful information. is that a book in his hand? I love a troll who reads!
ReplyDeleteHe's gripping an actual Volkswagen Beetle! The troll is giant!
DeleteThis poem evokes in me the disappointment of the times and the sorrow I hear everywhere. Lovely write,Jen.
ReplyDeleteI love how this pulls at my heart and my funnybone! I think I will avoid trolls!
ReplyDeleteI used to read "Billy Goats Gruff" to my kids when they were little - it was always a very fun book to act out. This Troll is so cool - but real life ones not so much. As big as they appear - they really are "small". We must learn to rise up... Always love your poems and POV.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! Very wise ... very funny. The perfect treat for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
ReplyDeleteThere are most definitely many trolls out there...but we also control how much we let their opinions bother us :)
ReplyDeleteI wish you a wonderful start to the week :)
This is profound, practice and pragmatic! It's best to have one's idealism but sometimes compromise will keep us from being trapped in a crush Volkswagen. - Mosk
ReplyDeleteBoth truth and humor here! Love the photo too.
ReplyDeleteMakes me smile! I hate trolls, but sometimes it is better to run! Nice job...
ReplyDeleteThe dog barks; toward an empty space; side step. _m
ReplyDeletedunno if I could run fast enough if he has long strides... ~
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