Fay was away with the fairies
Loves lost dream and high as a coconut shy
She made devil may care seem tame
She made revelling and carousing her game
By daytime she was clean and bright as a button
But lamplight changed her demeanour
like a chameleon she was more of a wanton
One sultry summer night
She got into a fairground fight
And the Police had to pull her out of a fountain.
Alison Jean Hankinson
I think I used this one for humour. We were often referred to as POM’s when we were in the Antipodes. Prisoner of her majesty, as many of the early settlers, were actually from the convict ships sent from England. So even though Fay looked very respectful I wanted to share her darker side…
This is for d’Verse poetics. Our theme was mugshots.
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Fairground Faye, the chameleon! Ah she was a wicked one 🙂 Love it!
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Love this… she was really different faces… and that fountain sounds like it cooled her off.
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Ha. This is awesome. 🙂 I especially like the phrase “coconut shy.”
Yeah, I think this prompt would lend itself easily to humorous poetry.
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Dark side and dark ending for Fay. One does need the daytime to rest.
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You painted an evil picture of poor Fairground Fay. Looks accurate from the mugshot. Hate to meet her in a deserted (or even populated) alley.
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I love what you did with Fay. (I gave her a new name, and used only the right half of the photo). I guess she must have been a split personality!
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chortle….
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This version of Fay sounds like someone I would want to hang out with. I especially like that they had to pull her out of the fountain, haha!
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You succeeded! Nicely done.
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Nicely done indeed!
I wonder if Fay was a (past) relative of mine (the traits are there)… :o]
Anna :o]
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She was quite a lady Jekyll and Hyde! A lovely portray you did 🙂
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I like the fairground associations. And pulling her out of a fountain sounds less fatal than out of the river.
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The story is amazing! It’s perfect balances the light and dark in its lines. I loved it!
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Loved your interpretation of the woman in the photo. A little multiple personality disorder flair here, I think 🙂
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