Sad retelling and certainly less nonsensical than the original. Great entry into the challenge.
Sad but I love it! I like how you kept the original rhyming scheme of the poem.
Some days you make it look easy.
How I agree with Mr. Quick!
How artistmarsh agrees with themselves! Just kidding, I agree with these people, I got stuck on the scansion sometime but I really like what you did with this.
THX 0477 
someday_93 
Robert Quick 
artistmarsh 
As Large as Alone