Ted

One fine day Ted sat up like an arrowhead Straight out he jumped out of bed Had a quick coffee and a bite of bread Ted liked to think things through in his head Nothing he liked better than plan ahead ‘It’s deplorable status quo that I dread’ In love for years with a lassie was Ted Weekly baked the most enticing gingerbread Today was the day Ted finally said He needed to prove he wasn’t a hothead Before Ted would ask his bonnie to wed He needed to upgrade his shabby shed Ted wanted first to purchase a quadruped He went to see horses for sale chez Fred There he purchased a thoroughbred To pull his sturdy new sled Went back to see over yonder that spread The one for sale unless he’d been misled He got that blessed go-ahead Signed for mortgage on the right letterhead So Ted sped and he fled As if life hung by a thread Off to his bonnie with roses so red Addressed the daunting figurehead For his daughter’s hand Ted pled Lengthy itemized good intentions he read In appreciation, they named their first born Ed Then the next Copperhead Ned AP: Honorable Mention 2021 Posted on March 15, 2018