The Lump did slowly move then
He wasn't one to rush
He opened his mouth widely
And they fell into a hush

"I," said the Lump with effort
And then there was a pause
"Don't," a beat, then, "Know."
To the crowd's 'oohs' and 'ahhs'

"Well that's no help," said Jimmy
And he prepared to leave
Til "Wait!" did yell the Blart
"I've a trick up my left sleeve."

"The Lump, we know," the Blart said
"Is wise and kind and good
But thinking he cannot do, you see
Without a stomach full of food!"

So here and there they scattered
To find the Lump a bite to eat
Choc'late grass and jelly stones
Licorice moss and minty peat!

They threw their spoils before the Lump
Who raised a mighty hand
And grabbed it all and ate it
With a sound that shook the land

"So here's the deal?" the Lump said
Much quicker to speak this time
"Mingtorts are boring creatures
They're petrified of rhyme!"

"So wait," said Jimmy slowly
"They're really not so bad?
We only need to say 'Big Fig!'
And there's no trouble to be had!"

Armed with this new knowledge
Then left the Lump right then
With waves and songs and cheering
To return to the Purple Hen

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Author guidance for This poem

This is meant to be a sort of bedtime story about bedtime adventures, the kind of thing that inspires happy dreams in children. As such, it would be great if you kept it suited to that audience, as in, nothing too violent or -too- scary, and avoided excessive amounts of humour that would go over a child's head. That being said, I hope for all ages to be able to enjoy it, so just go wild, other than those things. everyone loves a joke that a child and adult can enjoy on a different level :) My meter is all over the place almost as a general rule, so don't be too worried about that, but if you could keep the same rhyming pattern that would be wonderful. Oh, and feel free to be as silly as you want. If this were to develop a Seuss-esque feel to it, I would be delighted :D

updated Apr 15 '09 by aryst0krat