Teddy Bear’s Fairy Tale
http://aaronpocock.wordpress.com/
Illustration courtesy of Aaron Pocock
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He took me for a walk today.
We went to Uncle Tree’s to play.
He held my paw along the way,
so I could move, and swing, and sway.
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I love the boy, and he loves me!
He hugs his teddy tenderly.
On our way home, I chanced to see
a leprechaun out running free.
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I’d heard about such things before
in fairy tales and old folk’s lore,
but never ever had I seen
a little man dressed all in green.
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He waited ’till we’d gone on past
to run across the road real fast.
He quickly vanished in the trees,
where rainbows dwell and life’s a breeze.
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Line art illustration courtesy of Aaron Pocock
March 15, 2010 at 3:24 pm
An enjoyable tale, Uncle Tree. Good to see you.
March 15, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Thank you, Barbara!
UT
Good to see you, too.
March 15, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Awesome Uncle Tree- your writings are always such a pleasure to read. I love that this is written from the view point of the teddy… Very creative… Thanks for sharing.. 8)
March 15, 2010 at 11:42 pm
sooner or later everything vanishes into thin air
accept it with a smile and shed not a single drop of tear
March 16, 2010 at 3:04 am
Thank you, Beachgirl!
And…
you’re welcome.
Everyone talks to their teddy.
I thought it was about time he talked back.
March 16, 2010 at 3:08 am
Hello, human being!
Everything vanishes? Well…
Then I hope that includes my poverty.
Thanks for stopping by!
UT
March 16, 2010 at 3:25 am
Nice bit of whimsy there Uncle. Maybe we too soon forget to hug the teddy and to early let go of the bear.
March 16, 2010 at 3:37 am
Thanks, Mark!
My teddy and I…well, we didn’t have
much of a peaceful parting. It’s one of my
earliest retained memories. This was payback
for the way I treated him. Boys will be boys, yes.
March 16, 2010 at 4:00 am
My dear Uncle Tree,
Aawww… this is a most beautiful, feel good poem. I really like your partnership with Aaron and his drawings.
March 16, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Beautiful, magical words and drawings. What a treat! Thank you.
-Martie (Blue Beach Song)
March 16, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Aawww…thank you, Madame PMAdesigns!
(If there’s a name you go by, please tell me.)
Aaron did go on to paint this one, and he posted it today on his site.
It is enticingly pretty, you ought to check it out. This guy is good!
I wrote this childish poem after seeing his cute drawing, and then I
asked if I could borrow it. He said, “Yes.” He’s such a nice guy.
We’re currently working on a color fix. You’ll see what I mean if you
decide to take a look over yonder at Aaron’s place. There’s more…
I’m really glad you thought this was a feel-good combination. Yeah! UT
March 16, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Thank you, Martie!
I’m so glad you liked our team effort.
Welcome to Uncle Tree’s House!
March 16, 2010 at 3:32 pm
This is really cute.
I love it!
(and what a great sketch by Aaron!)
‘Tis almost the day of rainbows and leprechauns and …
green beer
March 16, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Kate! Kate! Kate!
Come back and take a look-see!
Aaron’s gifted me with a couple of prizes.
Rainbow Eyes now has a face, and he’s got me nose, too!
And, I’ve posted a reconfigured painted picture of Teddy Bear’s tale.
It’s all good…so good…so good. Talk about luck, that’s me!
I’m just really, really thrilled you stopped by.
Good timing, little lady! Green beer?
You vegan, you.
Luvz & hugz, Keith
March 17, 2010 at 1:22 am
Uncle Tree ! This is beautiful ! I sense a great collaborative project coming on. What a beautiful book of children’s poetry, pictures and stories of pair of you could create !
March 17, 2010 at 1:54 am
Thank you, thank you, Colleen!
I hope you’ve come to your senses correctly.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
March 17, 2010 at 1:26 pm
poverty?
you are rich
with lots of green leaves
and a kind heart
that always reminds us
sadness soon leaves
happy Saint Patrick’s Day to you too, dear friend…
i did’t know much about this day… i googled it and read some interesting facts about this marvelous person… and how he helped Ireland… the celeberation… wearing green and all that…
yesterday we had the festival of fire in Iran…
(have you ever the similarity between these two words… Iran and Ireland?
it’s because of their roots… )
may you be green always
with a neverdying fire in your kind heart
March 17, 2010 at 3:59 pm
You’re a very kind-hearted human being, human being.
Around here…
St. Patrick’s Day’s celebration is deciphered as:
a good excuse to drink in the middle of the week.
I be a havin’ a Guinness me self. It be strong medicine.
Except for e-l-d, Iran sounds like a song by
A Flock Of Seagulls. Irish seagulls, that is.
Thank you for the kind wishes!
May you forever stay all too human,
and never stop hugging trees!
Cheers to harmony! UT
March 17, 2010 at 9:12 pm
Hi dear uncle, I always remember and sometimes miss your kind words, but nowadays I am needing more peacful time to connect with your word properly.
I am amazed at the ilustrations, how well they represent the text, besides they are lovelly, and trendy, you know that the black and white one is very similar to famous drawings done in the book alice in wonderland, which became a kind of hype nowadays.
Glad to see you have done such a nice work, and that you keep exploring new paths to express yourself.
March 18, 2010 at 2:53 am
Hello, sweet niece!
I’m glad you were able to come in peace,
and leave with a feeling of wonder and amazement.
I don’t want you thinking backwards like some historical Alice,
so I will set the record straight just for old time’s sake.
With this one, Aaron’s illustration came first. When I set my gaze
upon it, I saw a little story in the making. After a few days, I took
the initiative, and came up with these words to go along with Aaron’s
cute idea. I then kindly asked Aaron if I could use (borrow) his work.
He was very cooperative. I felt I owed him one, because he’s the one
who stuck his neck out by taking a chance on me, Uncle Tree.
This was sort of an “Alice Meets Winnie The Pooh” affair. A new path
for me is correct. Never before had I attempted to write for a very
young audience. Not a nursery rhyme, necessarily, but a rather
simple and elementary poem was called for in this case.
I do thank you for your continuing encouragement.
UT
So you think it was trendy, too. Hmmm…that’s interesting.
Have a nice day, Mariana! See you soon.
March 18, 2010 at 1:04 pm
did I ever tell you why I was so pissed off at you way back when? I had heard David on the tonight show complaining that some persons were getting old and didn’t hear to well anymore. He said the miracle aid helped him see so much better, and I just had to laugh ( cause the drums went baugh boom tish )
anyway
I was walking down the street one day and found a miracle aid stuck to the ground. I was going to bring it home and give it to you, i wanted to try it out first so I stuck it in my ear. I soon found out it wasn’t what I thought it was, it was a piece of ABC gum. All the time I left it in I actually heard worse (baugh boom tish)
here the real deal meercoolaid father tree
http://phototron.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/meerkats-on-the-mound/
March 18, 2010 at 3:50 pm
In answer to your question, Dusty,
that be a negative. Do you copy?
Teddy thought the gum joke was funny! He ribbed me and I
The meerkats are cool cats. I liked the 5-second otter pic myself.
Yeah, yeah! Bauddha-boom’s back-at-cha! Do you know where you are?
March 18, 2010 at 4:27 pm
beautiful and simple.
and wonderfully matched to aaron’s illustration (i’ve been to his website–AMAZING).
March 18, 2010 at 7:12 pm
Tree, I sure don’t (know where I am)
I just need a little help, just today I thought about the negative theory
Your mommamountapia is much better spelled than my attempt
I am really starting to lose it though, I was fed so many falsities
can you tell me where somewhere to go where that won’t happen
somewhere where I will be helped instead of hindered
March 19, 2010 at 2:51 am
Thank you, song sparrow!
I’m glad you like the match-up
I also think very highly of Aaron’s artwork.
Simply amazing is right on the money. He could
easily fit in at Disney World Productions — the way I see it.
Happy Friday to you!
UT
March 19, 2010 at 3:09 am
“Planet Earth to Dusty. Do you read me?”
Or, as Lao Tse might say, “This is it. This is the only place there is.”
No where is quite a sticky place to try and go with the flow. We are
all hindered in one form or another. There are no exceptions to the rule.
It’s difficult to let go of our old ways of thinking and perceiving. Check
your expectations, they’re usually the culprit in this type of case.
There are no straight lines in Nature. Just wave “Hello!” to the wave,
hang ten, hang on, hang loose, and hang in there with it. Peace, UT
March 19, 2010 at 9:50 am
Roger that, no I haven’t read you lately, will do
March 19, 2010 at 8:39 pm
Hi dear uncle, I just found the original manuscript images of alice in wonderland and thought you might like to see the pictures, which I thought reminded me of the beautiful drawings you are working with nowadays, here is an image:http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/alice/accessible/page67lge.html
and here is the main page where you can check all the book pages:
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/alice/accessible/page1.html#content
Hope you found this interesting.
Love to you dear uncle
March 19, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Sorry here is the proper link, so you can click at the first image I wanted you to see: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/alice/accessible/page67lge.html
March 20, 2010 at 4:27 am
Thank you for offering that up, Mariana.
I thought the tree drawings were pretty good,
but Alice’s face…well, mediocre at best.
Aaron is bunches better in my book.
Wait ’till you see the dryad, or wood nymph that he drew.
I wrote a little ditty for that, too.
Luvz and hugz backatcha, sweet niece!
March 21, 2010 at 10:25 am
wonderful wonderful uncle tree, i want you to see http://bit.ly/my_leprechaun
for another bit of serendipity. this is wonderful work. i keep saying wonderful full of wonder is what i mean. so glad to see it, and thank you!
March 21, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Dear Tipota,
Your very own leprechaun painting and poem were awesome!
The wonders never cease in a world that amazes thee.
May they fill thy cup to the brim, time and again.
Nice to meet you, and thanks for everything!
UT
March 28, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Very whimsical and magical. Makes me want to step inside the picture.
March 29, 2010 at 2:45 am
Thank you, Kim! Nice to meet you.
Working with Aaron’s artwork has been a blast.
Your faery paintings were a joy to behold. Albino? Cool idea!
Thanks for stopping by to take a look! UT
April 8, 2010 at 9:49 am
Teddy finally gets to have his say
Lovely!
April 8, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Thank you, jsm!
Very nice to meet you.
Welcome to Uncle Tree’s House!
January 5, 2011 at 5:23 am
Beautiful fairy tale..
I was lost inside the story.. seemed it was running in a motion, I stood there watching all that happen..
Wishing you a beautiful 2011
Love xoxox
January 5, 2011 at 10:51 am
I like the feeling of a fairytale, beautiful and thoughtful. May you have many fairytales in 2011. Thank you very much for your visits and comments at Scent of my heart!
January 5, 2011 at 5:52 pm
I truly hope the rest of 2011 brings you gobs and gobs of happiness!
January 5, 2011 at 5:57 pm
Thank you for the well-wishes, Blaga!
I hope you end up having a FABulous year
of peace, happiness, love and ‘All that Jazz’!
January 8, 2011 at 2:53 am
Nice to read some light hearted fairytale type storytelling / poetry here.
That illustration is incredible, i remember following this Aaron Pocock for a while not sure why i stopped really. lol
January 8, 2011 at 5:18 am
Hey there, Richard!
Glad you liked it!
Aaron is an incredible artist, and he is still going strong.
From what he told me two weeks ago, it sounds like
he will be somewhat famous in Australia by the end of this year.
Take care, dude!
January 9, 2011 at 1:38 pm
magical uncle tree walk,
keep doing the lovely walking and talking..
Happy Sunday!
January 9, 2011 at 7:33 pm
What a sweet, sweet poem, UT. You could write a children’s book. And the illustration is superb.
January 10, 2011 at 4:07 am
Thank you, Jingle
Happy Monday! (?)
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So glad you liked this little kiddy, Gayle!
I much enjoyed putting words to a few of Aaron’s works.
January 12, 2011 at 4:02 am
Hello, I may be butting in (beautiful poetry so very glad I did) but Mariana Soffer asked me to come over and mention to you that I do a lot of publishing for authors on the net. If you want any of my learned info then please just give me a shout – happy to help.
January 14, 2011 at 10:05 pm
Beautiful story Keith! glad to see you writing! love the illustrations too! I have a new facebook for 2zpoint it is still stuart steele and it looks like the other but I thought how cool would it be for my favorite authors to meet so don’t let it confuse you as it comes through I’m still working on it and on this site you are encouraged to post links and stuff you have written to get to know the others! Any way expect the request! Peace man!
January 15, 2011 at 3:31 am
Hello there, Narnie!
Nice to meet you!
I thank you kindly for the offer. How very nice of you
to reach out to a complete stranger with your gift of benevolence.
If ever comes the day when I believe my work is worthy of publishing,
I will certainly look you up and pick your brain for learned info.
That Mariana is something else! She has been quite supportive of me.
Looks like I owe her a favor in return. Hmmm…I feel mischievous.
January 15, 2011 at 3:39 am
So very glad you liked this, Stuart!
We are now friends twice over.
It’s an oldie but goody, methinks.
Thank you for the invitation!
If this whirlwind ever slows…
December 11, 2011 at 3:30 pm
Simply beautiful,Uncle Tree! Thanks for stopping by at my blogsite and for the like!
December 11, 2011 at 3:39 pm
You’re sure welcome, young lady! And
Thank you! UT
December 29, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Very fine, Uncle Tree. Loved the poem and the art work, Thank you.
December 30, 2011 at 6:05 am
Thank you kindly, Kristin!
Best wishes to you in 2012!
February 20, 2012 at 10:31 pm
Wonderful… I love the imagery here..
February 21, 2012 at 11:13 am
March 14, 2012 at 10:04 pm
Uncle Tree – you may laugh, but my faithful Teddy Bear, Bumbles, has weathered years of overseas postings (conflict zones inclusive) by my side… He’s a little worn out, but still offers his comforting cuddle when The World seems Dark & Scary (!)
grace, peace & worn out Teddy Bears – Virginia : )
March 15, 2012 at 6:29 pm
Oh, I certainly won’t laugh at either of you for that. You see,
my Teddy and me had a falling out when I was 5 or so. Well,
more like he had his stuffing falling out after…after…TB abuse.
This poem was sorta my way of asking his forgiveness.
No, actually, after Aaron did my caricature, I saw the artwork
above on his website, and I wrote this little ditty as a comment.
He liked it, so I asked him if I could borrow it. He agreed.
Such a good guy. Really! He let me borrow a few more also.
That’s how I got my motto: “Putting music to words, and words to
Peace, luvz and hugz to you and Bumbles, Virginia!
pictures.” On a commission, Aaron recently finished a group
of stamps for his country, Australia. Dude is famous now, the
way I see it. I got lucky for sure. UT is world-renowned thanks
to Mr. Pocock. He’d already drawn several trees with faces,
and I just up and asked him if he could put my face on one.
He had it done in like two days. I loved it. It’s a great draw.
March 25, 2012 at 9:21 am
I enjoyed this poem and the accompanying picture. The painting reminds me of when I was little, I was probably about 5 or 6 at the time, and I remember in my class we had a teddy bears picnic one afternoon. It was great fun.
March 25, 2012 at 10:33 am
Thank you, Rea!
I’m glad I was able
to bring you back to yourself, “…as a child.”
Such is of The Kingdom. Have a great Sunday!
February 28, 2013 at 12:47 pm
What a great teddy bear tale! Really beautiful.
February 28, 2013 at 4:58 pm
So glad you liked it!
Thank you, Kimberly!
March 6, 2013 at 6:15 am
You there, dear Uncle Tree. Hello sir! It’s been forever, I have finally landed on your branch again. It’s soothes me to read and go over the blog world, and of course, yours is one of the first I had to see. This is such beautiful and innocent peace. Five stars to that my old friend.
March 7, 2013 at 5:27 pm
I’ve missed you, Butterfly! I know – it’s such a big world,
and your wings can only take you so far in one day,
and you have several days to live, laugh, love and fly free.
My dear Rhee, thank you so much for coming this way once more!
My poor bare branches loved your colorful interlude.
You’ve always been kind and complimentary.
Quite gratefully, your Uncle Tree
Peace, luvz, and hugz