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Chic Chip

I want to look like that potato chip
And be on the front of time magazine
Wear the latest fashions, I'll be so hip
I'll be the best French fry you've ever seen

And be on the front of time magazine
I will be the envy of all my friends
I'll be the best French fry you've ever seen
Keeping up with the latest fashion trends.

I will be the envy of all my friends
Wear the latest fashions, I'll be so hip
Keeping up with the latest fashion trends
I want to look like that potato chip.


(In the uk French fries are called chips and potato chips in the US are called crisps in the UK) 


Written 20th July 2021

Picture number 3

For Pantoum Rhyme 1 Poetry Contest

Sponsored By Eve Roper.

Copyright © Tom Cunningham | Year Posted 2021

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 11/26/2021 7:40:00 PM I think I found one I never congratulated you for yet. Belated congrats, Tom Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/26/2021 11:26:00 PM Thank you very much Andrea, hope you had a lovely thanksgiving. Tom

Sam Kauffman Date: 8/17/2021 9:50:00 AM Back with congratulations for your streamlined potato creation Tom! So much fun! Over Fork Over! Take care! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 8/17/2021 10:18:00 AM Thank you very much for your return visit and congrats Sam, Hope you're well, over fork over. Tom

Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 8/16/2021 2:40:00 PM WOW, Tom! Excellent! So hilarious! Perfect Pantoum! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 8/16/2021 3:23:00 PM Thank you very much Mala, im happy you enjoyed it. Tom

Janice Canerdy Date: 8/16/2021 1:53:00 PM I'm back with CONGRATS, Tom! Janice Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 8/16/2021 2:16:00 PM Thank you very much for your return visit and congrats Janice. Tom

Paula Goldsmith Date: 8/16/2021 1:40:00 PM Congratulations on your win. What a fun write. "Chic Chip" gave me a laugh. Thanks. From now on, I will look at potato chips in a new light. Have a blessed day with your win............... Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 8/16/2021 2:17:00 PM Thank you very much Paula, im happy that you enjoyed it. Enjoy the week ahead. Tom

Christuraj Alex Date: 8/16/2021 9:20:00 AM Great Work. Congratulations on your win! Login to Reply

Michelle Faulkner Date: 8/14/2021 8:27:00 PM Back with congratulations on your win in the contest, great job! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 8/15/2021 1:07:00 AM Thank you very much for your return visit and congrats Michelle. Have a lovely weekend. Tom

Eve Roper Date: 8/13/2021 8:37:00 PM Tom, congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 8/13/2021 11:00:00 PM Thank you very much Eve. And thanks too for hosting the contest. Enjoy your weekend. Tom

Lindsay Laurie Date: 8/9/2021 4:07:00 PM Hello Tom ... well written Tom, but I don't want to be a potato chip. I'd be gobbled up in a flash - thanks again Tom - Lindsay Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 8/10/2021 12:12:00 AM Lol, thanks Lindsay, bit of timber around the middle doesn't hurt. Tom

Kim Rodrigues Date: 7/28/2021 12:51:00 PM Love the write! You did well! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/28/2021 12:53:00 PM Thank you very much Kim, glad you enjoyed it. Tom

Paul Callus Date: 7/28/2021 2:40:00 AM Incidentally this is one of the few adverts that shows the real 'before' and 'after'!! Most of the others take us for a ride!! An enjoyable Pantoum, Tom. ~ Regards // paul Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/28/2021 4:19:00 AM Thank you very much Paul, the media have a lot to answer for Portraying stick insects saying thats how we should look Enjoy your week. Tom

Mike Gentile Date: 7/27/2021 7:58:00 AM This is perfect Tom, Such a great entry! I loved it, best of luck !! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/27/2021 8:03:00 AM Thank you very much Mike, im happy that you enjoyed it. Tom

Sara Kendrick Date: 7/26/2021 3:49:00 AM Well, we want to be slim but God did not intend for all people to be slim. He liked a mixed bag. I know the differences in our languages seems really strange because so much of our population came from The United Kingdom. I wonder how the chances came about. Thanks for the visit to my page. This one reads like a good contender for the contest to me. Way to go. Sara Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 8/12/2021 2:44:00 PM Yes, TV and Movies influence how we think we should look. Sad isn't it. Thanks for the visit to my poem page. Sara Tom Cunningham Date: 7/26/2021 9:08:00 AM Thank you very much Sara, as Alexis said in her comment, social media has a lot to answer for on how folk should look. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 7/24/2021 1:20:00 PM A little weight has hurt no one - but to become a size not far from zero won't make you a hero! Enjoyed this poem so much Tom, Fashion and the multi media! Blessings, Jennifer. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/24/2021 1:22:00 PM Thank you very much Jennifer, lockdown hasn't helped any of us lol. Tom

Alexis Y. Date: 7/24/2021 7:27:00 AM WoW! Tom, I like the message within your write. Due to the media, it's so much pressure to look a certain way. Best wishes in the contest. Have a great day:-) Alexis Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/24/2021 8:00:00 AM Thank you Alexis, youre right we cant all look like matchstick men and women, the media has a lot to answer for Tom

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 7/23/2021 4:34:00 AM I guess we can be a skinny fry or a heft fry, but beauty is always there, it depends on which way we angle the mirror dear friend, such a lovely photo and thought. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/23/2021 5:21:00 AM Thank you very much Vie, and for the image you sent me You're right though, the real beauty is within. Tom

Heidi Sands Date: 7/22/2021 5:37:00 PM I love this fun poem Tom! So creative and well written. I enjoyed. I hope all is well :) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/23/2021 12:24:00 AM Thank you very much Heidi, im well and hope you are too. We have a freak heatwave at the moment so looking forward to a bit of rain. Tom

Michelle Faulkner Date: 7/22/2021 4:26:00 PM I actually prefer onion rings to french frys, but this is a contender, should do well! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/23/2021 12:22:00 AM Thank you very much Michelle, I love both, they're my downfall, if im not careful I'll look like the potato in the picture lol Tom

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 7/22/2021 4:09:00 PM hello Tom, this is a cute poem. it made me smile. Enjoy yur evening my friend. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 7/23/2021 11:32:00 AM Hello Tom. I have enjoyed this poem. Enjoy your day my friend. Tom Cunningham Date: 7/23/2021 12:21:00 AM Thank you very much Darlene, im happy you enjoyed it. Tom

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 7/22/2021 2:28:00 PM - A wonderful, creative and fun poem, Tom :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/22/2021 3:18:00 PM Thank you very much Anne, im pleased that you enjoyed it. Tom

Madelyn Mckay Date: 7/22/2021 2:23:00 PM How clever and so much fun! It is close to dinner time here. I have to figure out what kind of potatoes I want. Thank you for bringing smiles to my face:-) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/22/2021 3:18:00 PM Thank you very much Madelyn, im happy you enjoyed it, I think we'd all like to be the slim potato lol. Tom

Robert L. Hinshaw Date: 7/22/2021 1:12:00 PM Very creative and witty verse, Tom! My kind of poetry. Many thanks for your kind comment re Rolf Plays Golf. Hope all is well at your house - Bob H Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/22/2021 1:32:00 PM Thank you very much Bob. Glad you enjoyed it, all good here apart from a freak heatwave but good news rain is coming. Tom

Panagiota Romios Date: 7/22/2021 11:28:00 AM Very original and fun, Tom. Only you could be this great. Bets are you win. A fav for me and yes, I do mark them as a fav. Congrats on using the Pantom in such outstanding fashion You"re the Tops!***** Pangie XXOO Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/22/2021 12:16:00 PM Thank you very much Pangie, much appreciated, not my favourite form by a long shot but I gave it a go. Tom

Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/22/2021 5:41:00 AM This is such fun. The picture also brought a smile Tom. ;0) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/22/2021 6:44:00 AM Thank you Richard, im pleased that you enjoyed it. Tom

Sandra Adams Date: 7/21/2021 4:51:00 PM wow... a pantoum with humor... only you could pull this off with such great flow and keep the story going...i have a hard time with this form, but then again rhyme is my weakest area... best wishes in the contest, i am sure Eve will enjoy it :) hugs Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 7/22/2021 6:43:00 AM Thank you very much Sandra, im happy you enjoyed it, I must admit I find the pantoum a challenge. Hope you're well. Tom

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