Snowballs Unhinged

SNOWBALLS UNHINGED

O sweet sugary snow, Shirley gets old.
Her glistening teeth are not very bold.
            If she’d let loose,
            They’d scram — vamoose!
As temperature drops, Shirley rolls cold.

8/10/2018
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Breidenthal Avatar
August 14, 2018 at 7:00 AM
Amazing poem :) so clever!
Rodrigues Avatar
August 14, 2018 at 7:04 AM
Thank you!
Blown Avatar
August 10, 2018 at 6:26 PM
"...shirley rolls cold..." is a line that puzzles me, though i've an idea that doesn't really fit
Rodrigues Avatar
August 11, 2018 at 8:22 AM
“That’s how she rolls” indicates how one is in personality, emotions, etc... She starts out “sugary sweet” but as the temperature drops (an indication of Winter and also her old age) she just might turn cold enough to tell them what she really thinks. There is a play on many things in this limerick.
Blown Avatar
August 10, 2018 at 6:29 PM
the clue does fit... anything to add to interpretation? : )
Dietrich Avatar
August 10, 2018 at 6:23 PM
what a great idea on this theme!! Glad to be first here to see it. Now may you get many more reads and comments!!
Rodrigues Avatar
August 10, 2018 at 6:59 PM
Thanks, Andrea!
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