Jill Spagnola Poet Free verse

Know Your Onions

Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk

Know Your Onions

Hey there Big Cheese
I think you are the bee’s knees

Not a bluenose or a flat tire,
But, ooh hardboiled & too Oliver Twist to resist

Let us skip the youths' rub & head far removed from the petting pantry

Share a jorum of skee at the local speakeasy
Now we are on the trolley!

Let us slowly ankle to the joint
I’m a copasetic-bearcat
Watch my gams, catch my point?

Oh hepcat I’ll get your handcuff or
This darb Sheba’s bank is closed for someone else

Butt me, you spiffy sheik
Cuz I’m stuck on you bimbo
Unleash

Know your onions & manacle this
Choice bit of calico,
You know you can’t resist

Then and then only will you wield me to your struggle buggy and
We’ll be jake!
The cat's pajamas!!
                Berries!									

                                                                             Sunshine Williams
                                                                                 1920’s Slang

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Debbie Guzzi June 26, 2015 at 5:27 PM That era was quite something, they raised alot of hell - trying to outlaw sin will do it everytime- white lightening & mountain roads Kirk Douglas! WOWSER Congrad's on your win! Light & love Jill Spagnola July 1, 2015 at 12:02 PM "outlaw sin", I love it 'THEY' still try... Must suk to fight a losing battle! :), jill

Poet Destroyer A June 25, 2015 at 11:57 PM Hi Jill, Congratulations ... LOVE LINDA Jill Spagnola June 26, 2015 at 1:59 AM Thank you Linda.. a hug and a kiss...:), jill

Skat A June 25, 2015 at 11:41 PM Jill, Congrats on your "Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk WIN." **SKAT** Jill Spagnola June 26, 2015 at 1:56 AM Thank you, I'll take that #8, it's Berries :), jill

Peter Dome June 25, 2015 at 2:49 AM Fantastic hope you win the contest. well done. Pete. Jill Spagnola June 25, 2015 at 2:05 PM Thanks for the up beat, Pete :), jill

Constance La France June 23, 2015 at 7:44 PM Jill, this is outstanding for the contest, I enjoyed your poem very much and thanks for visiting my poem, not that long ago Jill Spagnola June 25, 2015 at 2:07 PM Thank you so much 'Wings'! I believe your words and they mean plenty to me coming from you :), jill

Afolabi Muideen June 23, 2015 at 4:44 PM This is extremely brilliant write you penned this so beautiful for the contest.........good luck...............A.M. Jill Spagnola June 25, 2015 at 2:08 PM Thank you sooo much A.M.!

Andrea Dietrich June 23, 2015 at 3:54 PM wow, this is the hardest of the slang poems I have read lately. I guess I am WAY behind the times with the 20's!!! I knew some of them. Very interesting. Jill Spagnola June 25, 2015 at 2:10 PM Thank you for sponsoring such a creative contest! I have already earned my prize through learning fun 20's lingo :), jill