Saturday, May 23, 2009

A Prickly Guest


I saw a wedding today.
Deep in the woods near here.
The bride wore Cream,
her groom in blue jeans,
a small gathering of love.
They married in the trees,
petals lined a path through their tiny forest.
Chiffon fastened groups of flowers to the trees that surrounded them.
I heard music in the background.
It was distant, but pretty.
But in the middle of all the fuss of the day,
an unexpected guest arrived.
He was fat,
oblivious to the events going on nearby.
He stumbled in...
Obtrusive,
Prickly,
...But oh, so cute!
It was a porcupine...
Suddenly the groom made a noise....
and he looked up, realizing he had intruded.
He quickly backed away and ran up a tree.
I bet the view from there was very beautiful.
Too bad he didn't have the camera.