Illustrated by Aaron Pocock
http://aaronpocock.wordpress.com/
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She came to me one morning
without a leaf to bear.
I needed no fair warning
from the lass with twiggy hair.
She tickled my fancy twice,
and then brushed against me thrice.
The warm-up was very nice, but
her next move came with a price.
I paid for it dearly, and tipped her properly.
Then I asked,
“See you again next Friday?”
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Hey Uncle, you have an illustrator, looks great. You’ll be publishing soon. Once you get an illustrator you are well on your way. The artist really completes your amazing talent with words and with people. Yo, very cool Uncle.
It’s more like…he has me, Derek.
Aaron is on his way, and I’ve been tagging along.
It’s been fun and very cool, yes.
Yo! Good to see you again! 🙂 UT
wonderful
you, she and the words..
Thank you, Dhyan!
Happy First Day of Spring, Uncle Tree!
A long time comin’ but it’s very, very welcome!
Best!
Lady Nyo
haha
nice one you got here uncle
it made me think of something indecent.. lol
Once again an amazing piece of work… I have to agree with Derek> you are on your way…. I love your tribute to the first day of spring…. Its always a pleasure to read your work… 8)
My dearest Lady Nyo,
I pray your Spring brings you
a bountiful harvest in the
futuristic Fall. Better
than the best,
bar none~
inside.
UT
Hi, Rhee! He-he… 🙂
Meet my nimble secretreeary!
She be a deity of a nymphal persuasion.
(I can’t think of a single word that rhymes with
dryad…or nymph for that matter. Magical beings they be.)
You know, Beachgirl,
I can’t read the stars, but
they can read me, if they wish. 😉
Thank you for the generous compliments! UT
love both the picture and the poem. the last line is my favorite.
keep on keeping on, uncle tree.
and thanks for the warm wishes about my academic future! well noted.
That’s good to know, dear sparrow.
When first I saw this drawing over at Aaron’s place,
I thought ‘girlfriend’, or ‘secretary’. He thought ‘bouncer’.
When I set down to play with her…my word, look what happened!
A poem with a punch line. Glad you liked it! 🙂 Keep on truckin’, li’l birdie!
She tickled your fancy TWICE? I can’t get my fancy tickled ONCE sometimes!
That time it was twice, Bryan,
but most times I only get my fancy fandango’d.
My dear Uncle Tree…
It sounds like you have been hanging out on my side of the road… out of the forest and into the vineyard…??? Hmmm???
If I read you correctly, madame,
you are saying,
“There are two sides to every road.”
I hang out and over all, therefore…
Yo Uncle
You have always provided a magical place and a warm branch to tie off my stardust rowboat when I’m not drifting the vast ocean currents.
Thank you.
And now there’s these beautiful images to match your words. What a journey from blue boxes with black letters to fields of green and fairy nymphs. I have to say this one’s quite sexy.
Oh that Diablo sparked something in you……..
Yo! to you, too, Derek!
I’ve always enjoyed the times you took to hook
your amphibious whatchamacallit to my branches,
and come inside for a spell, and tell me all about it! 🙂
I may have had your link before, but…anywayz, if you’re
showing off your stuff somewhere, please leave me a hint.
I’ve been advised to change my lime-green background.
I tried a few new suits on this last weekend, but…well,
couldn’t find a header that would fit the pic of UT’s house.
Tree sex. What in the world was I thinking? 😉
Glad you liked it though! Too bad we lost Diablo.
What a nice post dear uncle, it is lovely (dough not of the naive kind). Very interesting text, you are so creative, I think you have to recognize you have a gift regarding that, which I think can be capitalized in many ways, such as publishing an amazing book, I imagine the end result with a style related to “The Tao of pooh” or “Alice in wonderland”, (check for example the images and text from tao here http://www.500sound.com/Uploads//tiggertree.gif, http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CP7HsGvC1OI/SXC3nLhWpUI/AAAAAAAAAM8/BAzEj5Q8NHY/s1600-h/pooh+and+piglet.png) but instead of being a kind of novel, it could be filled with short stories and poems that not follow a single narrative like the ones I mentioned do. Your friends amazing drawings, specially this one, also remind me of some of the tim burton images such as the following one: http://calitreview.com/images/tim_burton_edward_scissorhands.jpg. You can check his exhibition at moma that has very interesting stuff, about his work I particulary liked a book called “The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy” you can check it online.
hope i did not overwhelm you dear uncle with all this information and mostly that you enjoy the things about what I wrote.
And to wrap it up, you can check a really easy and cheap way to publish books at a place that is lulu.com, it is great, give it a try, A friend of mine published one and it went really well.
Love
M
Thank you, Mariana!
Your words are quite encouraging, and your advice is taken to heart.
I understand what you are saying about the type of book you’d like
to see from me. I’ve only a handful of works related to that kind of
idea. It’s been fun working with Aaron, and I’d like to do another one.
Maybe more, but…he has his own agenda, which might include the
pics I’ve used. In other words, they’re borrowed, and someday I may
have to give them back, which I will happily do for his future’s sake.
I have a couple of old ones which could be illustrated, and maybe
someone else will come along who’d like to collaborate with me.
Who knows? Either way, it’s not a really big deal. No pretensions here.
I thought the Scissorhands drawing was wickedly neat. I see what you
mean. That would be adult stuff. Pooh is children’s stuff. I like that, too.
There’s a lot of room in between those two categories, but to do a
book, I’d have to narrow it down to one or the other specifically. Yes?
I enjoy what you write to me, and thanks for letting me know about
this and that. I have years to accomplish that kind of feat, at least,
I hope so. I can retire in 2023, if I wish. There is no hurry, my friend. 🙂
Forest nymphs are not for the naive…or are they? I believe.
Have a great day, sweet niece! Luvz, UT
Sending echoes of all said above. How exciting ! Your readers want more and more UT. We know great prose and talent when we see it ! Best of Luck in all that unfolds for you… 🙂
Thank you, dear friend!
Hold on to your horses,
whilst I go chase more down.
You know better than I do.
I’ve requested more origami.
I wish you great luck, too.
🙂 UT
First time here and I’m loving it, I followed a link from my friend’s blog, Rhee’s blog……. This picture is weird but wonderful
Thank you, souldose,
and welcome to Uncle Tree’s forest oasis!
Rhee’s alright in my book. Fun girl! I tease her a bit…
I like it Bro! Wonderfully wrote. Keep em comin!
Thank you dearly, my brother!
I’m workin’ on it.
:U This is great!
I like your stuff.(:
It’s well written, and the artist is just woww.
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Thank you, Hayli!
Welcome to Uncle Tree’s House!
I’m glad you enjoyed your visit. Be good now. 🙂 UT
Oh, that could be tricky having a girlfriend so “sticky”!
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‘girlfriend’? Oh, I don’t know…maybe a…uh,
more like a seductive and comely female Hooter Tree. 🙂
Magnificent , You both did an excellent job on this…a great illustration to marry great words!!! 😄
Uncle Tree could not resist the temptress nymph. 😉
Glad you liked this fun one, Alisha! Thank you!
Have a great Monday! Peace, UT
Lol, yes I did indeed… I will…I hope You Have A Great Monday Too!! 😄
Hi there, Alisha! 🙂 WordPress has been putting friends comments in the spam que lately. Lots of people noticing that. I could have sworn I wished you a happy birthday Tuesday. You might want to keep an eye on Akismet. Luvz and hugz, Keith
I will definitely make sure I pay attention to that Keith. I really appreciate the birthday wishes. Many Blessings To You!!
Thank you much, my dearest of the forest!
Come around anytime, cuz ol Uncle Tree’s lap
is a great place to sit and hear stories from afar.
“Once upon a Willow, there was a time…”
Ha! Woody – he’s so funny. Get a load of him. 😉
Friday night sap, he be ready! Knotty UT
you squirt