Summary: Assorted poems starring the Aladdin characters.
Rating: G
Categories: Aladdin
Characters: Rajah, Other, Abu, Aladdin, Genie, Iago, Jasmine, Rasoul, Sultan
Genres: Poetry/Songs
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Published: 07/26/04
Updated: 07/26/04
Index
Chapter 1: One was Genie
Chapter 2: Evil Incarnate
Chapter 3: A Small Price to Pay
Chapter 4: The Princess Cinquain
Chapter 5: Abu
Chapter 6: The Ethereal
Chapter 1: One was Genie
"Another Pack of Poems"Author's Note: All characters from Aladdin are copyright Disney. These poems were written purely for fun. No money is being made off them. "One was Genie" is a parody of Maurice Sendak's "One was Johnny."
"Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the best and happiest minds." -- Percy Shelley
"One was Genie"
One was Genie
One was Genie, who had semi-phenomenal and nearly-cosmic power
Two was a princess who refused to sit helpless in a tower
Three was the princess' father, the Sultan
Four was a guard whose temper was molten
Five was a hero, clever and very brave
Six, a monkey who tries to behave
Seven, a parrot pecked poor Genie's nose
Eight was a tiger whose bite could tear clothes
Nine was a thief whom the Thieves Guild liked to boo
Ten was a puzzle -- what should Genie do?
He expanded and announced, "Here's what I'll do,
I'll count backwards, and when I am through,
If I'm not alone, I'll zap all of you!"
Nine was Amin D'Moolah, who left looking pale
Eight was Rajah, who chased him to jail
Seven, Iago flew off to meet Thundra in Havana
Six, Abu the sneaky one stole a banana
Five was Aladdin who rode Carpet to bed
Four, "Guards return to your posts," Razoul said.
Three was the Sultan who took a walk with his daughter
Two was Princess Jasmine, who left with her father
And one was Genie,
One was Genie, who had semi-phenomenal and nearly-cosmic powers --
Which are able to clear a room!
Chapter 2: Evil Incarnate
"Evil Incarnate"I'm your worst nightmare
Am I real? Am I fake?
Offend me --
You've made a big mistake.
Mirage is my name,
Queen of Morbia
Evil Incarnate's the game
Cries of anguish are my lullaby
Ask me again, I'll tell you the same
My fortress is unassailable
Around myself, I've built a thick wall
I can do anything, I can be averted
But never ultimately defeated, all
The only one I actually fear is Chaos
Peace can be made, but War feeds on itself
Even Thanatos falls at my feet
Any feelings I have are on a distant shelf
Don't you realize I'm invincible?
I can do anything, nobody can stop me
With the noted exception of Aladdin
But no matter how pure Agrabah is, evil will be
Chapter 3: A Small Price to Pay
"A Small Price to Pay"Mozenrath, Lord of the Black Sands
Young, cunning, sneaky
Became Cronus to Destane's Uranus
Lost his arm in a bid for power
But it's a small price to pay
Aladdin, the "streetrat", is his nemesis
The personification of wholesome,
Justice, innocence, goodness
What Mozenrath doesn't have --
Or lost a long time ago
It's a small price to pay
Good triumphs over evil
Every frustration the sorcerer feels
Made practically assailable in Aladdin
Even an inner coup failed,
An attempt to destroy
The dauntless spirit it could not conquer
It's a small price to pay
The gauntlet is an extension of him
He cares little of the pain
The skin was the first to go
Then the muscles and blood vessels
Finally the nerves, leaving only ivory bone
Here he stands, ready to play the game once more
Where Agrabah surrenders or is turned to sand
He could care less
He refuses to be satisfied
Until he rules the Seven Deserts
Like a cancer, he grows malignant
Every new scheme a test.
Aladdin administers the F
Defeated, but never eradicated,
It's a small price to pay
Chapter 4: The Princess Cinquain
"The Princess Cinquain"Jasmine
Independent, Determined
Helping her city
Becoming a just queen
Heroine
Chapter 5: Abu
"Abu"I am a monkey,
Fond of banana parfait
I feel every now and then
That I've got to steal something
Old habits are hard to break, so sue me
But no matter what, I do profess
To be a helpful and caring friend
Chapter 6: The Ethereal
"The Ethereal"Do not fear me
For I am impartial
A judge I must be
I am intangible
More spirit and air
Than flesh, blood, and bone
I raised my arm
And Vesuvius erupted
I shook my head
And Thera sank
Nebuchadnezzar's descendants
Insulted me, thus the feet of clay crumbled
I am not satisfied with external grandeur
I look within, at what makes a city
Those with pure hearts are spared
But even when an empire crumbles,
The spirit within remains intact
For every act of destruction
There's an equal act of creation
For every sunset, there's a sunrise.