Newly Born Genie

Today is number 20 of my 30-day poetry-writing spree and things are still going well.

I decided to write a poem about a chocolate brownie but it turned into a poem about genies… :}

I will do more with this poem and pictures later...

Newly Born Genie

So… he was eating a chocolate fudge brownie

Which of course looked all dark and delicious

When a chocolate morsel genie

Sprung from the auburn frosting and asked,

“What would you say if I granted you three wishes?”


Unsure his eyes truly were awake and not dreaming

The hot cocoa next to the brownie truly was steaming

And the sun rays warming the room truly were beaming

He placed a hand in front of his mouth and whispered,

“I would wish for you to grant me as many wishes as I can make.”


Immediately scanning the room seeking reactions

Finger pointing—raised eyebrows—crazy stares

From clueless café dwellers seated at tables unaware

That a genie eagerly stood on his dinnerware

Astonishment overcame his surprise as beings from each table—

With each, table seating four

Times a million or perhaps more tables filling the floor

Yes, the beings turned to face him laughed and chorused,

“Genies do not grant wishes to fellow genies…”

You see because although he was not asleep

He was a newly born genie…

Written by R. Renée Bembry
April 20, 2013

Penning this poem just in time to post it prior to the nightly deadline, I started out to write about one thing and then wound up writing about something else... Well I like where the poem ended up and look forward to fiddling with it a bit at a later date...


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