Monday, July 18, 2022

Scooping the Blame


From a mostly-true story...


A party! It was just the thing for newlyweds to do,

And the weather and the comp’ny made the whole thing perfect, too!

T’was warm and sunny, food set out. And promised good discourse,

The kind that keeps you talking until everyone is hoarse!

The barbeque was done. The host had set up a small stand,

With yummy, creamy ice cream--every colour, type and brand,

Her husband made a beeline for it, and was first in line,

Then went again and then again—the number eight or nine!

His wife just frowned as he returned, said, “Hon, I’m curious…

“But aren’t you just a bit embarrassed some will see you thus?”

Her husband took a bite and shrugged. “There’s really no ado…

“Cause when they scoop another bowl, I tell them it’s for you!”


Photo Credit: Karen of bakinginatornado.com
Cause Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So KarenCharlotteMimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?

Next week for all you special folks...
We're going back to good, old jokes!

Thinking of joining us for Poetry Monday?
We'd love to welcome you!
Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)...

Ice Cream (July 18) Today!

Old Jokes (July 25)

Girlfriends (August 1)

Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night (August 8)

Lemon Meringue Pie Day (August 15)

Be an Angel Day (August 22)

Bats -or-  More Herbs, Less Salt (August 29)

7 comments:

  1. We love ice cream in my family. RAINBOW CONE, Chicago style.

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  2. Laughing! Those darn husbands....Laurie

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  3. Smiling - though a bowl of icecream a year is enough for me.

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  4. Heeheehee! Similar true story, at a wedding my Sweetie adored the shrimp dish at the buffet, and he knows i don't eat shrimp, so he sent me to get a portion for him. Then he went back for seconds, then he sent me back for seconds. Then he not only sent me back for a third time, he went back a third time and told them he was getting more for me!

    If they love something, why not blame the other half for overindulging?

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  5. I want ice cream. My favorite is sherbet though!

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  6. I haven't had ice cream in three days. Time to make up for it. Chocolate ice cream in the freezer!

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