TOTALLY OPTIONAL PROMPTS
http://totallyoptionalprompts.blogspot.com/2009/06/request-for-poems-uninvited-guests.htmlA
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'UNINVITED GUEST.'
STRANGER IN THE HOUSE!
Granny was left alone in charge
Of Pete and Ben and Rob.
They were four and six and eight!
Not an easy job!
Even so, she kept her cool,
No matter how she felt.
She was always well-made-up and smart,
Youthful-looking, svelte.
Mum and Dad were on a trip;
'I'll cope' said Granny May;
But she sometimes felt quite frazzled
At the ending of a day.
There were always noisy scraps and fights;
Boys like to play the fool.
But Granny held herself in check.
And always remained cool.
One day she took them to the zoo;
The visit was a riot.
On reaching home she found she yearned
For some solitude and quiet.
She got the boys to bed at last
And then, without a care,
She decided on a long hot shower
And thought she'd wash her hair.
She creamed off all her make-up;
The hot shower was a dream;
Her hair was wet, when, suddenly,
She heard a piercing scream!
'Stop kicking me!' she heard one shout.
'You started it!' another.
Suddenly she'd had enough
Of being a sweet grandmother!
She made a turban of a towel
And wrapped it round her head;
Her face, devoid of make-up,
Was shiny and bright red.
She dashed off to the children's room
And opened wide the door...
'Listen, you lot!' she bellowed,
'I won't take any more!
If you don't stop and go to sleep
I don't know what I'll do!'
And three little boys in terror
Responded
'Who are you?'
Out of the mouths of babes here:
http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com/2008/09/118cracked.html
Out of the mouths of babes here:
http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com/2008/09/118cracked.html
4 comments:
oh my! i had a good laugh at reading this!
very good story telling with a great twist at the end.
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Ohmigosh, what a funny visual and surely one I can relate to! I've been having snippets of conversations with grown grands recently and find our remembrances are greatly enhanced by the aging process - we find ourselves laughing more at events of the past... Great poem, as always!
Oh what a lovely story. I can relate completely as I am normally frazzled after a three week visit from my two grandchildren, I LOVE your rhymes, Brenda.
jeez.... looks you're concluding, make-up maketh the woman ? :)))
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