Who Stole the Tarts?

I have recently begun participating in a group called Sunday Scribblers. Each week a new topic is posted and the scribblers busily find something to say, in hopes that each exercise will prompt fresh, energetic writing.

This week's prompt is 'Thief!' While I struggled to recall a time when I was robbed or when I actually did the robbing myself (like the time when I was nine years old and stole a package of Bubble Yum bubble gum from the Pantry Pride in Orlando, Florida only to confess moments later to my mother because I did not want to chew gum in hell with Satan...) I found something else entirely wanted to come onto the page.

Nonsense seems to be the name of the game these days. So here's my salute to Lewis Carroll, and the wonderland in every artist.
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Who Stole the Tarts?

The Prince of Hearts
stole the tarts
or was it the Mad Hatter?

He was last seen
having tea
and growing slightly fatter

Said the March Hare
"How can you care?"
"Does it really matter?"

Aye, it's the Queen~
oh how she screams
o'er the empty platter:

"Off with his head!
I'll see him dead!
I"ll leave his soul in tatters!"

At the queen's decree
her court did flee
you should have seen them scatter

But Alice knew
what she must do
she grabbed a bowl and batter

With kitchen smarts
she baked new tarts
and finished with a clatter

Into the palace
crept our Alice
with a pitter and a patter

Called the queens name
took great aim
and lobbed the tarts right at'her

The queen went down
her royal gown
bedecked with jam and splatter

Alice swore:
"Your rant's a bore!"
"Wonderland's a shatter!"

A chastened core
her ego sore
the queen climbed her royal ladder

"I forgive the prince!
and with Nonsense,
a pardon for the Hatter!!"

And then they played
hedgehog croquet
settling the matter

I tell this tale
so you won't fail
when Ego starts to blather

When Fear creeps out
and causes Doubt
to make your Will go flatter

Stake your claim,
then take brave aim
and watch the villains scatter

When it comes to Arts
we all steal tarts!
thus ends my wonder-chatter

We're only growing Madder!
Love,
The Cheshire Catter

(©Angi Sullins. Mad Hatter illustration ©Angel Dominguez. Check out Angel's Alice book on Amazon.com for the best Wonderland illustrations ever!)

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[Autrice]

I love the poem!

[Meesh]

You have such a way with words! Keen wit and cleverness, an exciting combination. Send us more from Wonderland! I love reading your thoughts...

[bonnie]

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[Imelda]

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[patry]

Thanks for inviting me to stop by. The tarts were delicious!

[Paris Parfait]

Very cute and clever!