When he heard the awful news first
That a man snatched his wife's purse
He rushed to the scene
That robber was mean
So, he ended up needing a nurse
I smiled, when I went to school first,
And I cried and bloomed a riddle;
Kids asked if it was for my thirst,
But I gazed when girls did giggle.
I smiled for I wanted to learn,
And I cried for I had a burn,
And our teacher rushed to the scene;
I yelled, when she did my burn clean.
First, I went to a school and cried,
And I smiled when riddle I bloomed;
I gazed if it was for my kids,
But when I did giggle, girls asked.
A few know this lovelier tale,
And they oft' tell, and kids all hail.
Syllable Count: 8 syllables in each line (Ref. howmanysyllable.com)
Rhyming scheme: ABAB / CCDD / EFGH / II
*A 3rd Place* in the following contest (judged on Oct. 13, 2020)
Sept. 3, 2020
Charonnet Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Charles Messina
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