Deleted Scenes

Wynona carrying the torch;

            Wynona on a float.

Wynona in a sandwich board

with one side urging, “Vote

Wynona,” and the other, “Don’t.”

            Wynona as the star

of Wynona Stone, the Musical,

playing her avatar.

Wynona close to victory;

            Wynona in a crown;

Wynona, hidden, fiddling

as Pleasant Bluff burns down.

Wynona on a unicycle;

            Wynona going pro;

Wynona someplace tropical,

the Weatherman in tow,

or catapulted, zero G,

            to reach a future date

when, exiting her time machine,

she sets the record straight.

Wynona with a three-tier trophy,

            world’s best boss or daughter;

Wynona in a life preserver

rising from the water

on skis while, all aboard, the Stones

            take off across the lake,

Wynona sore but hanging on—

and happy—in their wake.