Terry Flood Poet Rhyme

Ice Cream Gran 6 - This Time Its Purrsonal

[This episode in the Ice Cream Gran saga is inspired by 
Jennifer Proxenos’ comment on another of my poems.]

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Ever since she saved the world, she can’t hide any place
For now her fame is global and the whole world knows her face
But from outside, she hears a loud and quite suspicious din
She holds her breath until she’s sure nobody’s coming in

Cautiously, she nears her door and opens it a tad
Three old ladies stand there, one is bleeding and looks mad
She said beneath your car we’ve found a very chilly moggie
And it’s been pouring down, so all the roads are cold and soggy

I struggle with my knees but still I knelt to set it free
I think it’s feral cos it made a jigsaw out of me
Turbo Said that car’s not mine, for I am Ice Cream Gran
And I take measures to conceal my bright pink ice cream van

But let me grab my zimmer and I’ll see what I can do
I’d better take some chocolate chips, perhaps a sprout or two
She quickly grabbed her mask and cape and went outside to help
Then looked under the car before she let out quite a yelp

Turbo leapt back from car, she bled where she’d been scratched
Her eyes were red like lasers and a vengeful plan was hatched
The wheels popped off, the car collapsed and squashed that kitty flat
But then the car flipped over to reveal an angry cat

Oops, said ice cream Gran as she beheld its cape and mask
You only had to purr at me, was that too much to ask
For underneath the car was dark, and my excuse is that
My special turbo eyesight didn’t see you, Nitro Cat

She said you are my cat, we make a top notch turbo team
But can’t you just be happy with a dish of whipped ice cream
For, yes, I know you like to be the top cat hereabouts
But you will be in trouble if you keep eating my sprouts

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Jennifer Proxenos February 5, 2022 at 12:45 AM Glad my poem inspired you Terry to have this scene played out in front of us was just totally surreal Bet she won't do it again. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer Terry Flood February 5, 2022 at 2:45 PM Thanks, Jennifer. Nitro Cat is stuck in his third predicament with Turbo Gran right now. Once I figure out how to save him, it’ll be ‘Ice Cream Gran 8’ time. Terry

Eve Roper February 1, 2022 at 3:14 PM cute story, Terry. I drove a mile away from home to the bowling alley. when I parked I heard a meow. I got out and open the hood, on the motor sat my cat. Wow, I was shock it was still alive. Terry Flood February 1, 2022 at 5:20 PM Glad he was okay, Eve. You must have been bowled over! ;-) Terry

Rico Leffanta February 1, 2022 at 11:16 AM Wait until the book publishers get wind of this . . . .! Aloha! Terry Flood February 2, 2022 at 4:58 PM I’m deleting all of it now!… Nope, can’t do it… might get two more reads yet! Rico Leffanta February 2, 2022 at 10:21 AM All that happens AFTER you die, so others can make a profit . . . . Terry Flood February 1, 2022 at 12:02 PM And then there’s movie rights, celebrity book signings, limitless marketing opportunities… pez dispensers, action figures, sat nav voices, posters, decorated cakes…. Nurse…. Nurse… Oh… sorry Rico…. Just had a really wacky dream. ;-) Terry

Tom Cunningham February 1, 2022 at 7:28 AM Haha purrsonal, this would be a great children's book. You're a great story teller Terry. Tom Terry Flood February 1, 2022 at 10:59 AM Thanks, Tom. I did finally get to grips with the self publishing malarkey. So I could produce a book of text but my drawing skills leave a lot to be desired (the occasional ones I put on soup are a sort of light hearted self-mockery). Not saying never… just ‘who knows?’. Terry