The TAG Collection
#4 – SMK Seussical
Highlights from the Original Story
Very sadly, I must disclose
I absolutely love, love, love to write in Seuss-style prose.
If you are not a fan of bouncy Seuss jive,
Best skip over to ordinary TAG #5.
So consider yourself duly and appropriately warned
Because I'd rather not be a victim of Seuss-related scorn.
The original ditty was a story about foiled treason,
Comprised of rhymes and very little reason,
But it really could have happened if there had been a fifth season.
This was written in the style of green eggs and ham.
Unfortunately there isn't a visit from the egg eating – Sam.
I'd better stop with this intro now, before I get carried away.
This gets stuck in my head, I could continue for weeks writing this way.
Well, hope you enjoy it and have a great day!
Pre-TAG Write-up
Thankfully, their back-up did finally arrive
There was Billy and Fielder, and Francine with Beaman glued to her side
All of a sudden the mayhem commenced
The good guys versus the bad guys without any pretense
Shots were fired, but not a target was got
Unless you count a couple windows or a blue flower pot
The guns proved useless and were lost in short time
Our favorite spy was still looking absolutely divine
And so began the chases and fist-fights as only can be seen
In a choreographed, 80s, TV fight scene
Sooner, not later, alas it was done
No need for you to fret, the good guys had won
'Cut' – the make-up and clothes guys hustled around
Adding rips, scruffs, bruises – even enhancing the bad guy's beaten frown
'Action' – we scan the site, not one person was dead
The last bad guy was cuffed and led away by good agent Fred
As the camera fades out, we catch in our gaze
Our favorite couple hand in hand, walking away, seemingly unfazed…
Now is the time when the husband and kids avert their attention from the station
The time that we, the devoted fans, sit in silence and absolute concentration
For as the others try not to gag
We wait patiently for the best part, the romantic tag -
TAG
The case was all over and they lounged on his couch, hip next to hip
Amanda was talking, Lee's gaze shifting between her eyes and her bottom lip
Determined to finish the rambling story she spoke
She didn't think he was listening so she got his attention with a little poke
The eyes that rose to meet hers were brilliant, the exact opposite of plain
Would she ever decide what she liked best, those eyes or that mane
If 'just business' is all he wanted, then friends only they'd remain
Daydreams of more were driving her insane
He met her distracted gaze and his face awoke with his slow, trademark grin
When she countered with a shy smile, his fingers rose to cradle her chin
She responded by softly caressing his cheek
Mouths oh so very close, denials growing weak
They froze in that pose as time simply stood still
The depth of their love for each other seemed so improbable and simply too amazing to be real
They both felt that surely,
by an angel,
they had been blessed
To have such a chance at true love and complete happiness…
*****SMK*****
If there is ever a FF challenge for rhymes or Seuss-style prose, just give me a call,
Sadly, I can whip this stuff out with no thought – er, I mean, in no time - at all.
*****SMK*****