ENTERTAINING WORDS
Unexpected words spill me
on hard sand, at drifted stick:
Ahoy, mate! Here be dragons!
Unexpected words thrill me
in thick mud, by twisted twig:
Something wicked this way comes!
Unexpected words chill me,
finger-writ, on windowpane:
Hey! Jack Frost is here to play!
Unexpected words fill me,
letters on hot pie, beckon:
Taste me immediately!
© 2016 Jan Godown Annino. All rights reserved.
Inspired by my father's writing on our frosted windows in New Jersey
and by my mother's writing in the Florida sand after our family traded
mid-Atlantic winters for summer hurricanes. - jga
Jane Yolen has challenged us to write a septercet that features reading or writing this month. What is a septercet? Click HERE for more details.
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I love the playfulness of your poem, Jan— thanks for sharing your delicious memories! I'm ready for my slice of pie now. :)
ReplyDeleteBanana cream?
ReplyDeleteKey lime?
Whatever -
a pie
sublime...
Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteToo much fun! Jack Frost is my favorite.....love writing messages in the ice. Hugs, Jan!
ReplyDeleteThis is lots of fun. Thanks for such a great poem.
ReplyDeleteLove it. I was totally lost in your words.
ReplyDeleteAppreciations everyone, for your reading
ReplyDelete& for taking the time to leave these kind words!
You leave me feeling - WOW!
(...hugs back, Linda)