Once upon a time in a land far away <br />Lived a woodcutter five hundred years before today <br />Being a pauper, he had to use all his energy <br />To earn atleast the meager sum to provide bread for his family <br />One fateful day as he was meandering in the forest <br />In search of a suitable tree to cut down <br />Watching him work in the hot sun was a fairy <br />Sitting on a cloud, wearing a flowing gown <br />Feeling sympathetic towards the woodcutter <br />Who seemed barely strong enough to stand <br />She decided to relieve him of his sufferings <br />And held out her right hand <br />She said, “Oh water from the sky above, <br />And earth down below <br />Send this mortal to a land <br />Where he won’t have to work so hard no more” <br />Thunder clapped, the ground shook with force <br />Great flashes of lightning blinded the planet <br />As the woodcutter was sucked into a time portal <br />Into one of life’s unexplored facets <br />The man landed on all fours <br />On a black surface made of an unsung substance <br />He turned to face some weird creatures <br />Creatures by the thousands <br />They seemed to be made of metal <br />And it had such an unpleasant sound <br />Like a flock of geese rampaging <br />Its legs were perfectly round <br />The honking of the monsters grew louder <br />The woodcutter’s heart was filled with fear <br />He saw humans inside the monsters <br />Had the people been devoured by them? Oh dear! <br />The man grabbed his axe and fled <br />Trying to shut his ears from the horn <br />He spotted some trees within a fence <br />He sighed, “Atleast the trees aren’t gone! ” <br />He jumped over the fence and started cutting down a tree <br />As that was what he did best <br />Trying to forget about the scary new world <br />Just forget about the rest <br />Suddenly from behind he heard voices<br /><br />Risha Ahmed (12 yrs)<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/151-time-portal/
