Melon Head
Barry is my special friend, wetalk most every day,He’s wise and fun (a perfectcombination, by the way).
But once, there was a time when itwas my turn to annoy.So stick around a sec, ‘cause it’sa tale you will enjoy.
Now, Barry likes his food, youjust might call him, well, a snob,He so enjoys a well-cooked meal,from pasta to kebabs.
But one day, he confided, ‘Onlyonions make me cry,’And so I thought I’d try it out,and learn the truth, thereby.
My wife and I had planned asummer picnic with our friends,(You know these are the best oftimes. You hope they never end.)
Our watermelon patch had borne avery yummy yield,So, for dessert, we grabbed somebig ones from out in the field.
Then…To test his ‘only onions makehim cry’, s‘indeed the case…I took a watermelon and hitBarry in the face!
Photo Credit: Karen of bakinginatornado.comCause Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So Karen , Charlotte, Mimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?
Next week will see us all just itchin'To talk a bit 'bout Gramma's Kitchen!
Thinking of joining us for Poetry Monday?We'd love to welcome you!
Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)Watermelon (November 6) Today!Grandma's Kitchen (November 13)The Bus (November 20)A Pet's Life (November 27)
But once, there was a time when itwas my turn to annoy.So stick around a sec, ‘cause it’sa tale you will enjoy.
Now, Barry likes his food, youjust might call him, well, a snob,He so enjoys a well-cooked meal,from pasta to kebabs.
But one day, he confided, ‘Onlyonions make me cry,’And so I thought I’d try it out,and learn the truth, thereby.
My wife and I had planned asummer picnic with our friends,(You know these are the best oftimes. You hope they never end.)
Our watermelon patch had borne avery yummy yield,So, for dessert, we grabbed somebig ones from out in the field.
Then…To test his ‘only onions makehim cry’, s‘indeed the case…I took a watermelon and hitBarry in the face!

With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So Karen , Charlotte, Mimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?

Thinking of joining us for Poetry Monday?We'd love to welcome you!
Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)Watermelon (November 6) Today!Grandma's Kitchen (November 13)The Bus (November 20)A Pet's Life (November 27)
Published on November 06, 2023 04:00
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On the Border
Stories from the Stringam Family ranches from the 1800's through to today.
Stories from the Stringam Family ranches from the 1800's through to today.
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