The Wuvels

The Wuvels

A children’s poem inspired by my little brother

There is a far away place,

Filled with magical things.

Where the stars are shaped like turtles,

And the kangaroos have wings.

This land has a town, unlike any other.

For the only rule was to love one another.

And instead of hellos or how do you do’s

When passing a Wuvel the greeting was “I love you”

But then one day there was a terrible quake.

And all of Wuveland began to tremble and shake.

A giant hole was formed from a falling boulder.

That created a gap the Wuvels just could not get over!

Some Wuvels were on one side, and some on the other,

Some lost their dear fathers and some lost there sweet mothers.

Centuries after centuries soon passed away.

Till a cleaver Wuvel had an idea one day.

They would build a giant bridge to unite with lost friends,

A bridge that would stretch clear to the other end.

So a bridge was built in a very quick manner,

And when it was finished they crossed with a banner

Saying “We love you Wuvles and we have missed you so!”

But the faces of these creates the explorers didn’t know.

Their fur was much longer and they had more fingers and less toes.

Their eyes were much bigger and they had a very different nose.

They were their family from a long time ago,

But they could not understand one another, not even their former hello.

Some of the Wuvels shed a few tears,

For they had been planning this reunion for years and years.

Then two of the Wuvels, one from each side,

Looked across at one another, instantly locking eyes.

She immediately fell in love with his big eyes and strange nose,

And he didn’t even notice that she had less fingers and more toes.

So while the other Wuvels turned away in despair,

These two lovers ran together without any care.

Their language was different, but that didn’t matter.

They simply cared for one another, to fill in for the chatter.

They loved one another in a tender way,

And learned from each other each and every day.

Soon all the Wuvels followed their lead,

They began to help one another with endless good deeds.

They learned about one another, and soon their language too,

But there was one thing they simply refused to do,

They soon made a new law that would not let them discover,

How to say "I love you" to one another.

Now even though they loved each other very, very much,

They found that saying “I love you” just wasn’t enough.

Acts of service became the new and improved way,

To say I love you to their friends, each and every day.