Mario De Paz Poet Free verse

I Am a Rafflesia Flower

My little grandson is sincere.
He tells of me: “Grandpa stinks!”;
He tells of me; “Grandpa’s belly is big!”;
“He looks like Santa Claus with his paunch!”;
“And stinks too, he smells bad!”.
So, since he is sincere, I have no choice.
As a flower, I am the huge Rafflesia,
The largest flower in the world,
Which stinks too of rotten fish,
Nauseating and large as me!
But Rafflesia is beautiful to see!

Rafflesia Arnoldii
A rare, parasitic, rootless and leafless plant, Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest known flower in the world.

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Poet Destroyer A May 9, 2015 at 8:30 PM Wonderful flower to be Mario, Congratulations ~LINDA~

Skat A May 9, 2015 at 6:11 PM Mario, this is a beautiful flower SKAT

Kash Poet May 9, 2015 at 12:12 PM Very nice!Congrats on your win Mario.

Jan Allison May 9, 2015 at 5:41 AM Dropping back with my congratulations Mario:-) Hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich May 9, 2015 at 2:28 AM oh Mario, this was funny. I only put it lower because you were not spelling beautiful correctly. Also, this does not seem like free verse to me. Anyway, it is a real treat to read it. Congrats in my contest. Mario De Paz May 9, 2015 at 11:23 AM Thank you anyway, Andrea. You are perfectly right. Misspelling words is horrible and your decision is correct. I had fun too writing this

Nandita Das May 4, 2015 at 12:08 PM Self deprecating. Wry sense of humor. Loved this write.#7 Mario De Paz May 5, 2015 at 2:35 AM Self criticism may help to become better. Kids are sincere. Thanks for your positive comment

Jan Allison May 4, 2015 at 10:39 AM love the humour here Mario - good luck in the contest:-) Hugs jan xx Mario De Paz May 4, 2015 at 11:25 AM Thank you, Jan. I like jokes too