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    Keeping Le Faye at Bay, A Fractured Fairytale

    Wicked Morgan Le Faye persists with her aim
    To oust Guinevere, her rival of fame.
    She shouts, “I, Morgana, will rule Camelot!
    My life will be perfect when I wed Lancelot!!”

    For toothless and twitchy, this vacuous crone
    Would steal the King’s treasure and usurp his throne.
    By flagons and dragons, this shriveled old maid
    Is lured by the glint of Excalibur’s blade!

    She sits by the mirror and blissfully preens,
    “I’m fairer by far than that featherbrained Queen!”
    Preparing a potion, this venomous witch whispers,
    “Farewell, sweet Gwen, soon I’ll be filthy rich!”

    Then ceased by a fit of malevolent cackles
    To rival a herd of maniacal jackals,
    She poisons the apple so shiny and red
    That she’ll place in a basket by Guinevere’s bed.

    But Merlin appears in a flash of white light.
    He points at the biddy. She cringes in fright.
    “Madam, hand me that fruit or you’ll cop a real beaut!
    You won’t look too cute as a freckle-faced newt!!”

    With a roll of his eyes Arthur says, “Sis, get real,
    Despite what you think, you’ve no sex appeal.
    Stop stirring your cauldron, quit casting your spell!
    Sir Lance doesn’t like you. Your warts look like hell!”

    Unloved and unwanted, she withers to dust
    That whirls, twists and swirls, then swiftly combusts.
    The wind’s wintry breath soon whisks the floor clean,
    But her laughter still lingers. It’s loathsome, obscene.

    And so, for the moment, Le Faye’s kept at bay,
    But the harpy will rise in her sad disarray
    For the hag has her eye on the brave Galahad.
    Yes, a noble Grail-seeker would make a great Dad!

    Second Prize 1997 Australian U3A Poetry Competition

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