"the baron's declaration"
The celebrated Munchhausen
announced to the town council
that he had recently returned
from a perilous expedition
across the vast expanse
between the windowsill
and the fruit bowl.
He described the journey
as “gruelling,”
citing unpredictable terrain
(a crumpled napkin),
hostile wildlife
(a mildly curious sparrow),
and the treacherous crossing
of the Great Ceramic Plateau
(a strewn dinner plate).
He concluded his report
by presenting a souvenir:
a raisin he claimed
to have wrestled
into submission.
The council recorded his statement
with the same patience
they reserve for all his dispatches
—a patience born not of belief,
but of the quiet understanding
that some citizens
require a larger stage
than their stature permits.
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Author:
crypticbard (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Hope this childhood memory resurrected brings some smiles and sniggers. The film was the wackiest I’d viewed (thus far) at the time🤣🙃
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Comments8
much enjoyed read
Thank you, my friend/ Most appreciated 🙏🕊️
most welcome
Like the memory and story with some word play. Grueling was a great one reminiscent of gruel that goes well with the table. The fantastic exploits beyond belief are filed away as the exaggerations we all experience from fishermen to all that tell us of there exploits with poetic license. Great fun my friend and another fave
Thanks, Soren. Glad of the bit of fun. A bit of homage to the 1988 film. 🕊️🙏
My pleasure my friend.
Clever, entertaining tale. A most enjoyable read my friend.
Arqios, this really made me smile. The poem captures that wonderful spirit of tall tales where every obstacle becomes an epic challenge and every trivial victory becomes a legendary feat. I had a great time with this one, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Well, I'm here again, unless a blip cuts me off again. Good write A.
Blip!
Always good to have you over, O! 🙏🕊️
Reminds me of the 'Python' Sketch where a Man Claimed to have written all of Shakespeare's Plays . And his Wife the Sonnets. A very Surreal Poem. Enjoyed.
Good fun write Rik.
Andy
enjoyed the read, though not seen the movie...
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