(151) Time Portal

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