For all you “Dr Who” lovers – a bit of fun! π
copyright Nick Holmes
Horton Hears a Tardis
The day started out simply pleasant
In fact Horton knew it was great,
His favoritest meal
the bestest real deal
Was of course a nut full of plates! (actually it’s “a plate full of nuts” but then it wouldn’t rhyme would it. hello?)
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Suddenly, Horton hears a strange sounding
and thinks to himself “Oh, no …
Not Whoville again?
They just would not send …
In fact, this time I’ll refuse to go.
*
But it turns out it wasn’t the Whoville
But rather “Dr Who” that arrived,
In his tardis he came
Horton hardly could blame
The Whovilles for who was inside.
*
And so Horton looked at the tardis
and then, of course at Doctor Who,
he said “no offense
And don’t think me dense,
but exactly ‘Who are you?’ “
*
And of course Dr. Who replied “Brilliant”
“What a capital elephant you be,
for though we’ve just met
You already get
The person, of course ‘Who’ is me!”
*
And Horton looked first at the tardis
And once again at Doctor Who,
Still shaking his head
and wished for his bed
replied one more time “Who? Are you?”
*
“Yes I am”, the good doctor responded
“And most happy to meet you am I,
If you really don’t mind
and would be so kind
We must wait for the Dalek to arrive.”
*
Now Horton, as you know is a thinker
Deep thoughts are really his forte,
But Doctor Who was a puzzle
And in a bit of a fuzzle
Horton knew not what to say.
*
And so Dr. Who told him the story
The Daleks were bad guys, he knew,
So Horton told them (Dr. Who and his companions) to stay
And they left the next day (actually it was longer, but that doesn’t rhyme either),
The tardis, the Daleks, and Dr. Who.
*
Well Horton was glad when they vanished
Back to whenever they were from,
Now when Horton listens
He’s not listening for a who
but rather the sound of the drums (spoiler).
(you’ve gotta watch the tv series to figure the last line out!)
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For all you “Dr. Who” TV fans I hope you enjoyed this little bit of farce! Other individuals who live here (whom, shall remain nameless) have been watching the entire series!)
~ Penny
Thanks Russ! Me too. I’m a Dr. Seuss fan and everyone one else in this house is a Dr. Who fan so the two seemed to come together in a fun and whimsical way! Hope the weather isn’t being too bad where you live! π
Thanks for the refreshment and smile π
Hi Debby! Thanks, it was oodles of fun in creating! π
Love it! This made me smile. I am a big fan of Dr. Who and Dr. Seuss. Brilliant!
Thanks Maureen, it was fun combining the two DRs! I’ve been offline a fair bit, hope all is going well with you and that your weather hasn’t been being too severe for you! xx
I love Dr Who! This was a great post thanks! π
Thank you! How are you doing? A great moon coming up a week from today! I’ll be ready to enjoy it (if it’s not snowing, that is,lol)! π
This was great, Penny, although I’ve never watched the show. But my son loves it, so I’m sure he would love this, too! xo
Thank you Lauren! Everyone in this house but myself also watches the Dr. Who series! I’ve heard enough about it that I was able to connect the two “Doctors” in this poem! lol, xo
This is so sweet and fun! Thanks for the smiles/laughs!
Have a great week ahead Penny!
Hi Ute, thanks, I needed a break from some serious writing I’ve been focused on, and it was fun to write too! You also, have a wonderful week, hopefully with weather better than we are having over here right now! π xx
Dr. meets Dr. love it…
Thank you very much, it was a lot of fun to write and mix the two together! π
LOL just brilliant, Penny! I’ve been watching Dr Who since the beginning.
Hi Lyn, thanks, I’ve been offline a fair bit, working on a private project but I had been playing with the “Who” idea for awhile, am pleased you enjoyed! Hope all is well with you, with much affection, Penny xo
AnElephantCant deny he loves Horton
Dr Seuss’s dude is much smarterer and braverer than he
If he sees a Tardis
He is very soon a fartist
He can just make a rude noise and then flee
Brilliant spoof, Penny, please don’t tell the Daleks how to get to France!
Thank you, B. Anelephantcan’t be too careful, but it may be too late … if the Daleks read your comment, they may well be on their way! π xo
Love this, it has a touch of the Lewis Carroll’s about it, as well as Dr Seuss of course. I particularly enjoyed your freestyle explanations for us poem completests who just need to know! Fuzzle is a word that needs to get more coverage.
Thank you SteJ, yes fuzzie definitely needs more coverage, I ‘m hoping my small attempts have encouraged. Glad you enjoyed the fun, my dear friend! π xx
Heh! there is an entire possibility of tv episodes π
Thanks Andy, can you just imagine? Well obviously you can, lol! π
I love Dr. Who series and this is awesome to bring Horton into that world lol π
Yeah the “Who” connection was just too tempting to pass by, Andy! π
I bet! lol
Horton really does hear a Who!!
I love this, it is fantastic. Or brilliant π
Thank you for sharing this, Penny. It is crackingly good
Thanks Alastair, it was loads of fun writing, the blending of fantasy, sci-fi and poetry! And whimsy also! π xx
It had me smiling