MOLLY THE MOUSE
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Molly the mouse, dressed in flair,
wore sun flowery dress with ribbons in hair.
With a hat on her head,
and her shoes painted red,
she twirled, but found no one there!
She checked all the nooks and the crannies,
for friends to admire her fancies.
But the cats had all fled
to make their submissions instead,
forcing Molly to imbibe in all her brandies.
One waiter in a dining room,
Rushing purposefully, tray aloft.
He is called by several businessmen.
Unfazed, he keeps his calm
Amid the clamor,
And takes more orders then.
The Meal of the Day is the main one,
And the waft of wispy carrots
Leaves the chief and best aroma.
One incident, and that is all,
Raises the waiter's temper,
And that is an annoying call.
"I asked for brandies", says a man
At the far end of the restaurant,
"Not one, good man, not one!"
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9/3/15
Contest - One
Sponsor - rob carmack
A Win
Prized for perfumes and medicines,
Rainbow personified & God’s messenger,
Resting the souls of dead women,
Decorum of the graves,
Delight of the ancient artists.
Blooming on Minoan Walls,
Sculptured in stone at Karnak.
Living memories of the French revolution.
Clovis put you on his banner
And won over Germanic tribe.
Louis VII adopted you as device,
‘Fleur-de-lis’ the symbol of France.
Germany suspended you in beer barrels,
And France to enrich the wine,
England to give flavour to brandies,
And Russia flavoured a soft drink.
Then, plucked in a state of chastity,
Now, relegated to flavour toothpaste.
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For flower contest by A Rambling poet
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