Fork and Rose

Fork fell in love on a tablecloth in the middle of winter
Beef and noodles were being served, but he barely noticed
A gorgeous newcomer was on the table, pink and fabulous.
That cannot be a rose! He whispered to spoon, who ignored him.

Spoon and he had been an item once upon a time, rainbows ago.
Is that a rose? He queried knife. Knife slapped hard against his tines
As they pushed vast quantities of beef down a grotesque man’s gullet
The man was corpulent and gassy; he certainly needed no more beef.

Rose winked at him, catching him off guard. He was gob smacked.
I love you he mouthed to the pink rose. She giggled, a flirt she was.
We never saw either of them again, they were renegades and daring.
Fork and rose ran off that night, never to grace a dinner table again
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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De Beaulieu Avatar
July 18, 2021 at 11:28 AM
Hello Caren, a cute poem that made me smile.Hugs.
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July 21, 2021 at 12:31 PM
Hello Caren, you are welcome my friend. Hugs.
Krutsinger Avatar
July 18, 2021 at 5:06 PM
Thank you Darlene
Hankins Avatar
July 17, 2021 at 9:09 AM
Another (chuckle). Hey, diddle, diddle....
Krutsinger Avatar
July 18, 2021 at 6:48 AM
I liked this ever so much, I laughed as I wrote about the gassy corpulent man.
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