Ode To Brenda

Brenda is pretty, Brenda is sweet
She’s not very big, in fact she’s petite.

Brenda’s creative, now that’s a surprise
She has a good wit and has opened my eyes.

She’s cruel to a point,, my blunder she extols,
The trouble I have with some toilet rolls.

They roll from my waistband and not from the holder
Tyrone only noticed when he looked over my shoulder.

The last time I saw her she was just a scrubber
Now what example is that, and her a grandmother.

her husband walked into the room, her bottom he could see
Sticking up in the air, but where was she?

He rushed to the oven, the door open wide 
And there was Brenda kneeling inside.

Brenda my love he cried ... I’m sorry whatever
Take your head out the oven and I’ll make it better.

What are talking about she cried and removed her head,
The scrubbing brush in hand she looked at him and said.

This is the cupboard I’m giving a scrub
The ovens electric and it would do no good.

Thanks goodness for that he said in relief,
The meters being read and I don’t want the grief.

The cupboard is clean for when the grandson arrives
We need somewhere to put him, so we can survive.  
GG 2012
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Horsch Avatar
January 14, 2014 at 7:08 AM
A very good poem Mandy, Congrats on your win.
Mehta Avatar
January 14, 2014 at 6:50 AM
A fine Ode and congratulations on the fine win Mandt
May Avatar
January 13, 2014 at 6:07 PM
Congrats on your win Mandy...funny stuff
A  Avatar
January 13, 2014 at 2:31 PM
MANDY, :) CONGRATS.... Love ~ SKAT~
Horsman Avatar
November 18, 2012 at 1:51 PM
this is wonderful Mandy, each lines flows like the tears of laughter from my eyes....
Esquire Avatar
November 10, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Dear Mandy, YOU write with such vivid Imagery I would LOVE to travel through that illustrious mind of YOURS The more I read Of YOU the More I want to read I bow to YOU and YOUR Laureatus POETRY Except This Crown of Laurel and The Power of the Golden Pen (this is something Lenore and I came Up with for each others POETRY when we were still in High School) LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Eternal Liege...Harry
Lane Avatar
October 28, 2011 at 4:43 AM
I can see her now bending over a hot oven, wait I can see her but I can't see the oven. Groucho Marx.
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
October 28, 2011 at 4:47 AM
This happened yesterday. x
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