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Runway Ready
An Anorectic at a Playground
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Scrawny, lean and teen Miss Annie
sat upon her bony fanny,
straddled ‘cross a teeter-totter,
filling up on Fibre Water.
From above, bungeed a spider,
claimed the empty seat as rider,
launching Ann like some machine,
Plop! Splat! onto a trampoline.
When she proudly shared the story,
she was truly in her glory!
Friends all swear they heard Ann say:
“That big fat spider made my day!”
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Tonia Kalouria, a former Spanish teacher and “soap” actress, is now a poet in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Her most recent—and rhyming—poems appear in Literary Veganism and Fox Hollow Stories, and two anthologies: Quoth the Raven and Poems from the Lockdown.
Really funny take on a nursery rhyme!
Thanks, Paddy! We need some levity nowadays, eh?
There is always a special place in my heart for such a cute and clever nursery rhyme! I presume there are more in your repertoire!
Nicely done, Tonia. You can’t beat a good nursery rhyme.
There’s untapped wealth in nursery rhymes, and more poets should go to them — not just for material, but also for a sense of intense perception and concise expression.
I love the anorectic Miss Annie with the bony fanny.
Thanks, Paddy, Roy, Paul, and Joseph.
We need some levity nowadays, eh?
(PS: I tried individual replies, but some sort of gremlins.) Forgive, please.)
Tonia
“Bungeed spider” is such a clever phrase!
Thank you, Cynthia! Tonia
What is hardest is ones own inability to feel joy
I wish annie were here with me eternally
Btw no more heavey all light
The Creator planned this out better than i will ever comprehend
Last comment today evan
Warmest regards
And hi to my freinds