Purple Poets SNOW WHITE: A Poem Cycle SNOW WHITE (in other words) Christmas 2008 TO CELEBRATE THE TAD's LOVELY PERFORMANCE OF SNOW WHITE,  AS THE THIRD AGE PROJECT'S 2008 CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, THE PURPLE POETS WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOU: SNOW WHITE: IN OTHER WORDS! PATSY READS: THE MIRROR SPEAKS: I am the Mirror That reflects Truth And Truth is always Hard to bear. Watch the wicked Queen Try to make sure That poor Snow White Would be no more! SHELAGH READS: STEPMOTHER Where is that girl? I shall give her a good thrashing When I find her Snow White, Snow White Where are you? You know I need you An apple a day Your mother would say. Mark my words: I am your mother now Oh, there you are, my dear Be prepared to suffer FERDOUS READS: SNOW WHITE I wish my mother was alive I can’t suffer any more Every time she stands In front of the mirror I get nervous Don’t know what to do Tension is getting Better then worse I wish I was not So beautiful at all Life would have been happier As a normal being BABUSHKA READS: THE APPLE I'm the rosiest, shiniest fruit on the tree As sweet and delicious as I can be But Snow White would eat me at her peril! One drop of my poison Would send her to sleep So dwarfs, round your fair Mistress Your virgil keep! EPPIE  READS: GRUMPY Of course I’m Grumpy. I wanted to be  the Snow White I wanted to be the Cinderella But I’m always the contrabida The contradiction The bad one. The ugly. Even when I’m a dwarf I’m the Grumpy. I wanted to be the leader I deserve to be loved. BITHI READS: SMILEY I am the dwarf called Smiley I bring smiles and happiness Into this world for Snow White The girl I care for. I smile to save everyone From this awful world. I smile and smile... and smile and smile And smile and smile ... and smile! [TO GRUMPY, WHO IS SMILING] And look!  When I smile You are smiling, too! A smile brings joy into life For just a moment And when we smile together We bring eternal happiness. ISLAM READS: (IF ISLAM ISN’T THERE, THEN BITHI SAYS: ‘Oh Look!  I have found a letter from Prince Charming!’ AND READS:) PRINCE CHARMING: HAPPILY EVER AFTER Snow White, Snow White Here is the Prince, your hero I will remove the apple. I will open your mouth And give you a passionate kiss of life. And we shall live happily Ever after. Let me break your step-mother’s evil spell Come, be my bride, and all will be well! PATSY READS: THE MIRROR SPEAKS Prince Charming is right! And Snow White's on the mend Everyone is smiling, And this is the end! Join hands everybody Christmas is here. Be true to yourself , And be of good cheer! BABUSHKA READS: A CHRISTMAS WISH FROM THE PURPLE POETS: My lovely friends at Munster Square Become more precious year by year, And even when I'm far away My thoughts forever with you stay. I can't have everything I want, But should my dreams come true, I'd find a home in Camden Town And spend my days with you. THE END