Laura Jayne at Pictures, Poetry & Prose poses a daily writing challenge.
The prompt for this poem was “Orange”. A nasty thing, as there are few rhymes for it.
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The hen took her chicks into a glade
Where citrus provided welcome shade;
There, beside some fallen fruit,
A chick cried out “What a hoot!
Look! There's the orange Mama laid!”
(sorry)
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© J Cosmo Newbery
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The hen took her chicks into a glade
Where citrus provided welcome shade;
There, beside some fallen fruit,
A chick cried out “What a hoot!
Look! There's the orange Mama laid!”
(sorry)
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© J Cosmo Newbery
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After a pun like that, I'm not sure sorry is enough!
ReplyDeleteA punster after my own heart.
Yet another reason to hate oranges.
ReplyDeleteYou do like living dangerously, don't you!
ReplyDeleteHa! I wouldn't apologize for that... it made me laugh :)
ReplyDeleteCute! A new take on an old joke. ♥
ReplyDeleteYou're about the only one out here who could get away with that!
ReplyDeleteit's cute .. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute...
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Cute. I'm pretty literal, as it turns out, as I literally thought she laid an orange. I'm tired.
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Too interesting, and this is what is written. (Laughter)
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i'm afraid 'cute' doesn't quite ... express the feeling i'm groping for ... perhaps a deep groan. After all, laying anything is quite exerting and worthy of a few moans and groans.
ReplyDeletewhat a hoot, indeed, Cosmo.
sigh (tsk'ing lightly under her breath)
x
JCosmo, I really should'a had my shot at it so many moons ago.
ReplyDeleteBecause that was the very tact I had planned, and it was good, don'tcha know.
Lee Kennedy had to shine
in at least four lines
But I didn'a think I was good enough to come up with a good show.
And it had a line drawing, too.
I'll share the poetry with you,
But I cant show the picture
as it's in my room's mixture
(I'm such a messy guy. Oh well, what's to do?)
Here stands Lee on a chair in the kitchen
A can of oil held tightly in his hand
unsqueeking the door hinge
And eating an orange
Simultaneously, quite talented ths Australian man.
I dunno, much time has passed
Probably should have written it all down, but, alas
I didn't.
jeez, would'a been better if i had written 'in the kitchen, and'
ReplyDeletebut, of course it's too late, eh?
Don't apologise, that was brilliant. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI've always believed that chickens use the hoot expression!
Funny! No need to apologize...
ReplyDeleteFunny, short, sweet and cute.;))
ReplyDeleteI love that you apologized.. though I'm not sure it's needed. I chuckled at this one. :)
ReplyDeleteand...I forgot to mix apples with oranges, here.
ReplyDeleteThe last time I skillet cooked some chicken, I used apple cider instead of wine.
Quite the treat, indeed, my friend! It tasted exotically fine.
Ouch. Another of life's little pleasures that I won't be able to enjoy without thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteI like the "sorry" at the end, but I thought it just added to the humor. Fun stuff!
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