A Good Deed Gone Bad
A Good Deed Gone Bad
Of many jobs my hubby had
along with one full-time,
was pallbearer for funerals
whenever it worked fine.
One day there was a huge request
from owner of the place.
A man who died was cremated;
no next of kin to trace.
However, 'twas his dying wish
to scatter ashes wide
in local river close to home
and begged that they abide.
And so my hubby volunteered
to honor his last wish.
And to our home, he brought the urn
with Mr. James Crawfish.
Now it was winter when he passed,
the river froze with ice.
So in our den lay James Crawfish
'till weather became nice.
Then one spring day a friend we knew
took hubby with the urn
on his speed boat to ashes cast
with serious concern.
And as he did, a tail wind whipped
and ashes covered all!
His wife would never ride with him
again after that squall.
Sandra M. Haight
~9th Place~
Contest: Pink Domino
Sponsor: Sara Kendrick
Judged: 07/29/2016
True story except the name of deceased was changed.
Rules: Humor. Up to 7 stanzas (28 lines) with rhyme on line 2 and line 4 of each stanza plus use 8 syllables, 6 syllables, 8 syllables, 6 syllables.
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