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The Burp

I hear a cry from the kitchen:
“Who did it? Who’s the perp?
Who dumped down this slime and sludge?
The garbage disposal went burp!”




Contest Name: Your Best Quatrain
Sponsor: L. Milton Hankins

Copyright © Jennifer Fenn | Year Posted 2021

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Marikate Kingston Date: 7/16/2023 8:30:00 PM This made me laugh. Clever and funny !! Thank goodness for my garbage disposal, I tell her everyday. Be careful of the silverware I always have to say. Login to Reply Jennifer Fenn Date: 10/29/2023 2:17:00 PM Thank you! Glad I could bring you a laugh. Now write a poem about telling your garbage disposal to be careful of the silver.

Brian Sambourne Date: 9/17/2021 4:50:00 PM Your posting of 4 lines is a gem. Loved it! Smiles all around. Best wishes, Brian Login to Reply Jennifer Fenn Date: 9/18/2021 8:35:00 PM Hi Brian! Thank you! Glad I could make you smile!

Marikate Kingston Date: 9/7/2021 6:45:00 PM So darn funny! Robert Fulgham wrote about his teenage fear of having kitchen duty and being stuck /w the cleaning the "sludge" It's hysterical. I might copy your poem and tape it to the wall above the kitchen sink. Would someone confess? It's so cute and funny. I love your poem. Login to Reply Jennifer Fenn Date: 9/7/2021 9:07:00 PM Thank you for encouraging my humor! I love to make people laugh. May you find unexpected laughter all through this week!

Emilia James Date: 8/30/2021 2:56:00 PM Don't have a garbage disposal but did enjoy reading your fun poem Jennifer, Emilia : ) Login to Reply Jennifer Fenn Date: 8/31/2021 6:22:00 PM Thank you Emilia! I sure had fun writing it.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/28/2021 6:41:00 PM cute wit here! Login to Reply Jennifer Fenn Date: 2/28/2021 9:13:00 PM Hey Andrea! Thank you for stopping by to visit! Glad you like this.

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 2/21/2021 4:48:00 AM I like this, very clever and funny Jennifer, my poetic namesake! Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. Login to Reply Jennifer Fenn Date: 2/21/2021 7:25:00 PM Thank you Jennifer! I’m always glad to make people laugh. Hugs and blessings to you too.

Thomas Wells Date: 2/19/2021 5:05:00 PM Very amusing! Mine sounds more like someone gaging (LOL). Take care! Login to Reply Jennifer Fenn Date: 2/19/2021 9:50:00 PM Thank you Thomas for stopping by. Glad you like it.

Robert Pettit Date: 2/15/2021 4:43:00 PM Cute little poem even though I don't know what a "perp" is. Login to Reply Jennifer Fenn Date: 2/16/2021 10:21:00 AM Perpetrator. Jennifer Fenn Date: 2/16/2021 10:21:00 AM Glad you like the poem.

Harry Horsman Date: 2/15/2021 1:13:00 AM Those unite can be fearsome, Jennifer. love the poem, love the laugh. Login to Reply Jennifer Fenn Date: 2/15/2021 12:08:00 PM Thank you! Glad to make you laugh Harry!

Gershon Wolf Date: 2/14/2021 8:34:00 PM Brilliant, really! (And thanks for teaching me, 'perp!). ~ gw Login to Reply Jennifer Fenn Date: 2/15/2021 12:08:00 PM Thank you Gershon! Have a great day and happy writing!