Monday, 16 April 2012

Red Shed Roof?!

Our artistic senses have been stimulated by Tess Kincaid this week. She featured a painting by Marc Chagall, entitled 'Red Roofs', which you can see in its full glory HERE 
As usual, the combined Trellis brainpower flipped, and 'red' became 'green' as they hummed along to the old, well known melody of 'Greensleeves'. Many apologies to Henry VIII, Chagall and Tess for the liberties we have taken.


Cad woke one morning and leapt out of bed
determined to paint the roof of his shed.
The ladder slipped and he fell on his head -
Now his gardening jacket has red sleeves.

Red shed-roofs are Caddoc's joy
Red shed-roofs are his delight,
but Ada has a heart of stone,
and scoffed at poor Caddoc's two red sleeves.


"Your laughter, dear, will break my heart!"
her Caddoc cried as he lay prostrate.
"We've always been a world apart,
but my heart is true to my lifelong mate."

Red shed-roofs are Caddoc's joy
Red shed-roofs are his delight,
but Ada’s heart remains like  stone,
as she  laughs at poor Caddoc's two red sleeves.

"I've aye been ready with hoe and spade
to grow the vegetables for your plate,
but for all the efforts I have made
you are still disdainful of your mate."

Red shed-roofs are Caddoc's joy
Red shed-roofs are his delight.
But he must enjoy them on his own
for Ada does not like his red sleeves.
   
“Fair Ada continues to give me grief,
yet still her scolding enraptures me,
I long for occasional light relief,
though I revel in my captivity.”

Red shed-roofs are Caddoc's joy
Red shed-roofs are his delight.
But Ada says”Leave me alone,
you bumbling Caddoc with red sleeves”.

“If I should strip myself to the buff,
hold both of my bare arms open wide
with no red sleeves to make you huff…
might that appeal to your softer side?”

Red shed-roofs are Caddoc's joy
Red shed-roofs are his delight.
So Ada agrees ” That’s more likely to please-,
you  look much better, Cad, without red sleeves”.

17 comments:

  1. Very funny. And I couldn't help singing it ..in my head, not out loud! I rather like the liberties you have taken with the painting too.

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  2. Hilarious, Trellis! Come to think of it. Many may be able to relate to all here in varying degrees. We smiled to ourselves reading them!

    Hank

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  3. I think you do the Masters proud. Even without the red sleeves, somehow I still don't think Ada will be "red-y" for Cad!

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  4. Being born and raised in a cruel patriarchal society, my soul loves it when Ada bashes me, in her efforts to redress the imbalance. Thanks Hellboy Caddoc !

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  5. You never ever disappoint me...brava brava I love red shed tin roofs!

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  6. I sang it too! (I'm glad you were able to appeal to Ada's softer side!)

    Anna :o]

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  7. Ha, ha! yes it would be even funnier sung with gusto, but it's great anyway.

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  8. I love the liberties you took with the painting. Very funny. Yes, your poem begs a musical accompaniment and a dance.

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  9. Yes truly a song - sung between 2 well known partners! ( known to each other) liberties with Chagall- We are always trying to personalize things! clever.

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  10. Thank you for a laugh to start the morning.

    I appreciated your note on the word verification on my blog. It had commenced spontaneously but has now been removed. What's wrong with robotic relationships after all?

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  11. Oh Ada lighten up. You may soon be accused of profiling. Haven't you heard, red is the new green.

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  12. As always .. over the top!

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  13. Yeah this really does need some music!

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  14. I'm glad Ada is "red-y" for a bit of love perhaps. ha ha Poor Cad tries so hard.

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  15. Loved the borrowing of the Greensleeves tune and sang right along! However, I am surprised Ada could drag her eyes up to notice the lack of red sleeves when confronted by Cad in the buff!

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  16. Hee hee........I actually prefer your painting to Chagall's!

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