Melon Head

Barry is my special friend, we talk most every day,

He’s wise and fun (a perfect combination, by the way).

But once, there was a time when it was my turn to annoy.

So stick around a sec, ‘cause it’s a tale you will enjoy.

Now, Barry likes his food, you just might call him, well, a snob,

He so enjoys a well-cooked meal, from pasta to kebabs.

But one day, he confided, ‘Only onions make me cry,’

And so I thought I’d try it out, and learn the truth, thereby.

My wife and I had planned a summer picnic with our friends,

(You know these are the best of times. You hope they never end.)

Our watermelon patch had borne a very yummy yield,

So, for dessert, we grabbed some big ones from out in the field.

Then…

To test his ‘only onions make him cry’, s‘indeed the case…

I took a watermelon and hit Barry in the face! 

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 Karen, Charlotte, Mimi, 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 will see us all just itchin'

To talk a bit 'bout Gramma's Kitchen!

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Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)

Watermelon (November 6) Today!

Grandma's Kitchen (November 13)

The Bus (November 20)

A Pet's Life (November 27)

Shoes (December 4)

Winter (December 11)

Cookies (December 18)

Christmas/Hanukkah/Holidays (Dec. 25)

The Future (January 1 My last Poetry Monday)