The Curse Of Loch Ness #1 — Tess

There once was a woman named Tess
who lived very far from Loch Ness.
    But every man she would meet
    in bars, on the street,
wanted always to talk of Loch Ness.

This woman cared nothing for creatures
with frightening, dinosaur features
    and she wanted a man
    with more to his plan
than chatting about creature features.

Tess finally opened a store
selling quilts she made, candles and more.
    She vowed to stay mellow
    and wait for a fellow
who’d talk crafts, more crafts and more.

But Tess was one day undone
making a landscape quilt for fun.
    She quilted a lake scene,
    a Bob Ross, relaxed scene,
and she added a monster for fun.

When Tess studied her finished piece
with a monster swimming in peace,
    she asked, “What made me do it?
    My vow, I blew it!
I’ve shattered my craft-induced peace!”

Tess still makes craft inventions
but she attends monster conventions.
    She makes good money pitching
    monster candles and quilting
at cryptozoologic conventions.





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Tomorrow: The Curse Of Loch Ness #2 — Heidi