Gaylord was lonely
not alone mind you
as a member of the royal family
he was well liked and sought after
after all money and title are attractive things
but he cried out for
the one
she, who would know his soul
he did try to find her
dating the town’s daughters
of the right age
desperately, feverishly
smart, dull, slender, plump, short, tall
he dated them all
but alas she was not among them.
Gaylord was no Geppetto
nor a Dr. Frankenstein
really he was more of a dandy
a pretty, yet fairly useless man
i never understood why he felt deserving
of this mysterious, wonderful she
anyway back to Gaylord
he decided if he couldn’t find her
he would make her
and as he had no scientific training
nor even basic carpentry skills
he decide to use his talents as a master confectioner
yes, it’s true marzipan was usually
used to fashion
diminutive fruits and vegetables
yet, in a stroke of madness genius
he thought it the perfect medium
In his kitchen he donned an apron
to protect his exquisite
coat with blue velvet tails
and he sculpted her soft face
from the almond paste
and what happened next
was strange indeed
if fact my friends
you will not believe
for such things
you cannot conceive
so really it may be best to stop here
why continue in vain
this tale of love, madness and marzipan?
~Melanie Thomason
What a charming (?!) Little tale. Guess the name didn’t help, but good luck to him!
Thanks! It was fun to write 🙂
Awesome Melanie! Captivating!!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Belinda…my brain was up to weirdness 😉
Oh, NO FAIR!!!!! You have to write the rest. I love this but…what did the dandy do???? So much fun:) Can’t stop smiling.
Yay!!! I’m so glad you liked it…and hehehe i like my evil ending, making one fill in the blanks themselves 🙂