Simmering Sibblings

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Mon, 06 Apr 2015
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6 comments
 
OK...I admit it.  So,
I pissed my sister off....
 
doesn’t help, of course,
I’ve had three kids
 
in the space of so many years.
Easy-peasy, I told her.
 
A bit like...no, nothing like
as easy as falling off a log.
 
Don’t get me wrong,
I’m not proud of what I did.
 
I don’t like upsetting her, poor lamb,
she puts up with enough;
 
details of which are sketchy,
and deliberately so
 
so let’s not go down that road;
definitely a no-no
 
even though her other half’s
reputedly, remotely related
to the nematode who waxed lyrical
about the nuptial nuances of the 
three-toed tree frog.
 
Anyway, to cut a long story short,
popped round for lunch today
and there we are, just the two of us
sitting round the table, 
pedalling away.
 
Great coffee, Sis,’I say.  
 
What was wrong with the dessert?
she almost snarls.
 
Apparently, the lemon merinuge pie
should have got the accolades.
 
But how was I to know? 
 
In reality the coffee was crap;
as for the lemon meringue pie?
 
Undeniably, food for thought.
Certificate 12
Poem
Silver Spun Sand Poems
Philosophy

Comments

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Sibblings, such a complex relationship, I don't think I could even write about it, brave you!  Such a clever piece.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, Philip.  Complex, indeedsmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by love_writing on

This made me laugh- very humourous! I can relate to the sisterly simmerings which run deep into adulthood. Nicely done :) 

love_writing

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

lw - thanks for reading, and I'm pleased it struck a chord with you...or then again, maybe notsmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by VeraClark on

I liked the colloquial voice, Tina. It's a slice of reality.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

A slice of life, indeedsmiley

Tina