Grandma's lost her teeth again
We checked the dog and cat
In case they’d thought
To borrow them
For chewing gristly fat
No dentures in the shrubbery
They’ve really gone to ground
We hunted through the kitchen
Turned it upside down.
We did find
Tooth marks in the butter
Tooth marks in the wall
Tooth marks in the candlewax
And Peters' tennis ball.
Indentations in the door-jamb
Gnasher prints in the soap
We followed the trail
Like super sleuths
Clutching at last hope
Of cornering the roaming set
Before teatime was due,
Mum had made a great big pot
Of steaming beef ragout.
At last we found my brother
He’d taken them to play
Grandma's gleaming pearly whites
Now green with modelling clay.
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Comments
threeleafshamrock | January 21, 2009 - 23:57
Nice one. I love this kind of stuff; like a big child I suppose. ;-)
Chris x
Mark Heathcote | January 22, 2009 - 02:31
A wonderfully, entertaining piece of poetry, I loved the linkup between the shrubbery and going to ground. :)
Ewan | January 22, 2009 - 09:47
A quality piece of whimsical fun, congratulations.
tamara (not verified) | January 22, 2009 - 16:24
Wonderful imagery!So entertaining and so skillfully constructed.
The final stanza wraps it up a treat!
lenchenelf | January 22, 2009 - 23:38
Thanks to all for reading :-) L
Nathan Bednarek | January 23, 2009 - 14:54
I agree with the above- a very enjoyable read.
Well done.
Nathan.
lenchenelf | January 23, 2009 - 15:04
Thanks Nathan, I've been digging out some previously epub childrens poems, wasn't sure how they'd go down I've yet to type up and edit the backlog of nearly thirty years! atb L
MistakenMagic | January 23, 2009 - 19:27
This piece has wonderful rhythm! Much enjoyed :)
Magic xxx
Yazmin | January 24, 2009 - 12:25
This is very good, if you haven't got it published already, you should think of doing that
Yaz xx
lenchenelf | January 25, 2009 - 10:37
Thank you Magic & Yaz. atb L