Pamadia the Poem, Chapter 1

   Come now and meet

 The fanciful characters in 

             Pamadia

Once upon a time

     Anytime will do

On the far side of the planet

    near Katmandu

Between Xanadu and Arcadia

    Midst Pinnacles, and plain,

Live the mystical minions of

   Pamadian fame

From spiral high lee mountains

    to sunny sandy plains,

down sloping, sliding arroyos,

   past sharply twisting lanes

Where winds sing/song ‘cross

   harp-shaped grass

Swinging, swaying, dancing, in

   every bush they pass.

Air current colors

   fill the open skies

Teasing all the foliage, with

   gurgles, rustles, and sighs.

Tinged with brilliant furple,

   bouncing off roofs,

Blowing up the Tussel Cuff’s

   frilly, frawny ...poof's

As Flink Plamingos sleep, in

   Tussel Cuff Trees

Whose flowers grow together

    like puff pas-tr-ies.

These twirly tuffs

   Stay close to the ground

Until a Flink in the center

   comes to lie down.

With tuffs so weighted

   the stems do ascend

covering the birds with

   leaves that bend

To peacefully allow The

   Flinks to snooze

high above the plains

   whenever they choose.

With a sleepy blink,

   Plamingos awake

Ruffling their feathers,

   in a rousing shake.

They float to the ground,

   Performing a Flounce

Landing, quite gracefully,

   in a ballish ...bounce !

Then some Flinks walk,

   while others meander

Meeting Labbit Lairs

   out for a Gander.

For gandering is how a

   Labbit gets about,

rocking on their tail,

  exploring with their snout.

Sniffing up resting 

   Tussel Cuff Trees

Nibbling at stems,

   munching on leaves

Following the Flinks

   to the Shimmering Sea, 

Where they watch the

   Bent-fish gather up scree

Bent fish serve,

   by feeding the Flink,

In a curious way,

   a manner distinct.

They fill their fins with

   algae and scree,

Deliver their food,

   turn, then flee

Thanks to their

  curious bend

They can slip down the

  Flink’s throat,

    then return again.

The Simmering Sea, 

   like a  noisy, roiling soup

is home to Flirty Frogs,

   a musical banjo troupe

who wander down

   from Hills-A-Billie

picking reed banjos,

   grinning . . .willie-nillie.

The sea also attracts

     Banda Pear Prides

 Flying down spiral

     tops to low-land slides

These sages of Pamadia each

   with a regal name

explaining from where,

   every Banda Pear came.

From a mountain top

   Major Domo appears

a dashing Banda Pear with

   fuzzy red ears.

Where as Zephyr Pear flys

   from a sea side cave

giving those below

        a smile and a wave

Flink Plamingos, Labbit Lair,

  Flirty Frogs and Banda Pear

Over the high lee mountains

 with sloping side

By the Shimmering Sea 

 they flounce, walk,

           gander, swim and glide

You can watch Labbits snuffle,

Plamingos frample,

Bandas soar and,that’s

a mere sample.

All can visit.

 All can tour.

Come to Pamadia

 for the allure.

Oh, yes, Pamadia

  is an extravagant land

in carousel colors

   with Tussel Cuff stand.

Pamadia also has 

   the shimmering sea,

where Bent Fish swim

   to gather up scree

It has musical winds with

    syncopated sounds. 

       A magical place,        

     where even frowns

       If they sneak out

                 Are

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