The legendary Upas Tree for the amusement of M lady Helena

narrative verse

 

 

The legendary Upas Tree

 

As I drew near the Upas tree

I felt a sudden lethargy.

I was devoid of energy

The Upas tree had captured me.

 

To satisfy its appetite.

With promises of sheer delight

 it undermined my will to fight.

I must resist with all my might.

 

I will succeed in breaking free

 and then destroy the Upas tree.

Then I discover suddenly

I am inside the Upas tree.

 

This is no dream or fantasy.

Alas it’s grim reality.

My struggles were to no avail

The tree must win I had to fail.

 

If you should find a Upas tree

 avoid it very carefully.

Few men caught by this strange tree

 ever succeed in breaking free.

 

 One man lived to tell his story

How he escaped eventually.

But no one believed that there could be.

A sentient man eating tree.

 

I was a fool and paid no heed

To tell the truth I saw no need

and that is how I came to feed.

The Upas tree’s unholy greed.

 

20/08/2009

 

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