bananas | a poem in my pocket

kids have ‘em on their noses
toads have ‘em on their toes-es

bananas get ‘em when yummy ripe
trout wear ‘em with tummy stripe

speckles of sunlight shine upon leaves
treckles of water dripping from eaves

when all’s said and done
freckles are fun!

charlotte sun

No changing freckles and no editing this poem 🙂 It’s a quadrille with exactly 44 words for Mish’s prompt at dVerse poets pub tonight.

Here’s a fun list (with my answers in bold). I found these questions at: Like answering Questions? by kiwinana

1. Favorite animal? cow…now

2. Wine or beer? whine!

3. Socks on/off while sleeping? depends on if my feet feel cold 🙂

4. One piece or two piece bathing suit? one piece

5. Cooking at home or eating out? please take me out!

6. Pepsi or Coke? no thanks (too much diet Coke in my past)

7. Regular or electric toothbrush? LOVE my electric

8. Candy or chocolate? chocolate, of course! 

9. Coffee or tea? herbal teas; chai is favorite

10. Music or talk radio? music 

11. Chick flick, action movie or documentary? chick flick romance

12. Regular or mechanical pencil? regular  (mechanical drive me crazy)

13. Swimming or laying out? both, alternately

14. Dog or cat? Dog

15. What do you drive? SUV, van or sedan? SUV

16. Early bird catches the worm or night owl? reforming night owl

17. If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life what would it be?bananas

18. While sleeping: Phone by your side or in another room? phone in other room 

19. Singing in the shower, yes or no? not me

20. Oreo cookies: Eat whole? Take apart and/or dunk? whole (package)

Wanna play? Copy & paste on blog, insert your own answers and link to me!

a poem in my pocket