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Sister Sally's Stew

Somebody, and I won't tell who,
stuck some sticks of bubble gum
in sister Sally's stew.

Mom and daddy, me and Drew,
watched my sister chew and chew.
She popped pink bubbles with each bite,
smiling and smacking with great delight.

"More, more, more stew," she said,
as peas and potatoes stuck to her head.
And the more she ate, the more she blew,
and the more we all wanted some
of that bubble gum stew!

Our mother was always 
telling us to try something new.
So for dinner that night,
we all ate sister Sally's stew. 




Note: Anyone who likes this poem, might 
be interested in another "Stew"  children's poem I
wrote  many years ago called "I Found A Flounder"
it can be found in (My Poems, page 2). 
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Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/14/2015 7:41:00 AM So clever a a whole lot of fun. Login to Reply Darlene Gifford Date: 7/14/2015 5:27:00 PM I had to think like a child again to write this, Richard, and I think this poem works because I was enjoying the process of writing it.

Jan Allison Date: 7/11/2015 11:31:00 AM very humourous it is almost like a tongue twister to say - good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Darlene Gifford Date: 7/11/2015 5:25:00 PM Thanks Jan, for reading my attempt at humor. Yes, it is like a tongue twister when you read it aloud. But I'm hoping the parents with children will pass it on to them. They might enjoy the humor because most of them like bubble gum anywhere they can get it, even in stew! Blessings, Darlene