"A straight! Two-three, five-six and eight,"
but Mildred bleated, "Ain't no straight;
you, Alice-ewe, are one dumb rump."
Bright chortles burbled round the stump
till Jingles raised, "Two straws of hay,"
too rich for Fay-Fay: "I can't play,
though, know that ram hauled in by truck?
I thought he gave me … lotsa luck!"
Suzette guffawed, "Not luck you meant."
"Perv, pigsty's where your mind has went!"
"Well, we all know why he's brung here …"
"Too bad it's only once a year."
"Who poofed?" sneered Molly, "That's so crass!
Wow, someone dined on rancid grass …"
Embarrassed Mildred urged, "Just play,
let's brighten up this gloomy day."
Belle brooded, "Yeah, dawn brings the shears …"
"Well you look cute, nude tail to ears."
"And your sagged udder shows you're old!"
Tense silence fell--that barb was bold--
but Alice, heedless, claimed, "Two pair!"
which drew the wrath of Mildred's stare:
"Two fives, a two with ten on top?
You're one stupid mutton chop …"
Categories:
mutton chop, animal, humor,
Form: Couplet
mutton chop whiskers
grandpa puffs cherrywood pipe
dislodging smoke rings
6/22/2019
MagiCicada 13 or 17 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Maureen McGreavy
Syllables: 5/7/5
Categories:
mutton chop, grandfather, imagery,
Form: Haiku
Buttery asparagus
beef served on the bone
skate with caper mayonnaise
mutton chop curry
rhubarb and custard
From days gone
By !
Categories:
mutton chop, food, nostalgia
Form: Epulaeryu