Once Upon A Time In Jacarvenice

One upon a time, in the mystical land of Jacarvenice
Lived a boy named Orlando, a sorcerer’s apprentice

He lived by himself in a hollowed out Jacaranda tree
At night he lighted it with candles for everyone to see

Orlando hated structure, obedience was not his forte
Seldom listening to his master, he would rather go out to play

His lesson for the week, it seemed rather royal
Was to cast ultraviolet light far and wide upon the soil

But mistakes were made and failures came to a head
When instead of casting light he cast fire instead

The orchard burnt down and blackberry bushes too
With no jam for his toast, he was now in a stew

The title ‘journeyman sorcerer’ went to all well trained
But no new title for Orlando, an apprentice he remained

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My fairy tale poem in response to Linda Kruschke’s Paint Chip Poetry Challenge Prompt #31. The challenge is to write a poem in response to the prompt. This week’s challenge is to write a fairy tale using the angel card obedience and all four of the paint chip words, which are royal, jacaranda, ultraviolet, and blackberry.