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Monster Munch
I want to eat some children
They’re yummy as can be!
Look! They’re really tasty
I’ll have them for my tea.
I spo’se I’ll have to cook them
No! that’s against the law,
But what else can I do
I cannot eat them raw!
Besides I’m on a diet
And they’re like lumps of ghee
They’ll expand me midriff
beyond capacity.
I’ll snack upon their digits
I know that they’re fat free
Serve them up with salad
Co’s that’s low calorie.
Oh yes! I am a monster
I’m really in the mood
Here I am to get you
I’m hungry for my food.
But when I try to eat them
they writhe and wriggle free
Squealing happy laughter
They run away from me.??
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Comments
judyanne
Fri, 2010-11-12 08:25
when are you going to publish
your poems for children mand ????
i'm positive i've read a few of these genre from you
love this
love and hugs
judy
xxxx
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mand
Fri, 2010-11-12 09:38
Ellooo Judy
You've got a good memory. This is an old one. Hope your o.k. It's wet and windy here!! I hope you are enjoying the sunshine.
Thanks for reading and commenting Judy.
Lot of love Mand xxxxxxxxx
mand
Fri, 2010-11-12 09:46
Ellooo Shirl
He he! not enough meat on them anyway.LOL
could serve em up with beans, they're low fat!!
Hey thanks for commenting Shirl, it's a privelage to have you all visit.
Love Mand xxxxxxx
P.s where's me pic. LOL
Nordic cloud
Fri, 2010-11-12 10:24
I remember it too Mand
And I think your grandchildren must have had great fun reading this perhaps you were jogged in memory yourself and used it as an entertainment ruse?
Now I shall go hide from you as I don't want to be eaten either and I am still a child when mixed up a little with children, run and get my costumes on or act the clown with them and they laugh as your do with me, I just love to do that.
My sister did the same thing, she composed an absurd poem for the three young grandchildren (under 12) and they hung round her laughing and adding suggestions; that's really fun, being creative together, they love it, don't they?
Greta stuff reminds me slightly of our Ephriam of long ago!
Love Ann in the slushy snow.
"The image of yourself which you see in a mirror Is dead,
but the reflection of the moon on water, lives." Kenzan.
mand
Fri, 2010-11-12 10:33
Elloooo Ann in the slushy snow
I loved pretending to be a monster - catching them and tickling them, it's ashame it doesn't last longer for they soon grow up.
My grandson has composed a poem about me!!! for some reason the word "fart" keeps cropping up, don't know why. I've put it on the wall in the kitchen - makes me laugh every time I see it.
I miss Ephriam Cruds poems he was sooo funny. But there are a few others on the site who are funny as well.
Thanks for coming by Ann.
P.s your pix are outstandingly beautiful!!!!
Geezer
Fri, 2010-11-12 10:36
Sounds like...
A nursery rhyme that Killer might have listened to as a child. I thought that the choice of words were just what a child might like and understand, and the title was good too. it flowed nicely. I was a little perplexed at the question marks at the end, and the lumps of ghee? ~ Geezer
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Geezer
Wed, 2010-11-17 00:47
Thanks for...
the explanation of ghee, and now that you have explained the question marks, I do understand, and yes, I think they fit. ~ Gee
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mand
Fri, 2010-11-12 10:56
Elloooo Geezer
Hey nice of you to come by and comment.
Lumps of ghee = lumps of fat
The monster ( or me pretending to be the monster ) is on a diet.
One of my grandsons was quiet chubby when he was young.
questions marks were there to indicate surprise i.e Why are they running away from me?
Perhaps they are not necessary though - what do you think?
Glad of your opion and I appreciate your comments. Thanks Geezer.
Love Mand xxxxxxxx
Hooded Stranger
Fri, 2010-11-12 14:17
Brilliant!
Great and spine chillingly poetic!
I loved this the whole way through...it may scare the kids but had me nervous for a while there!
My son will love this, I can't wait for him to come home.
thanks,
HS
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mand
Sat, 2010-11-13 04:09
Helloo HS
I've had so much fun with my grandchildren over the years playing the monster - they just love being chased. My youngest grandson is nearly three - my older grandchildren pretend to be monsters and chase him - absolute pandamonium - they love it. I hope you have as much fun as we do!!!
Thanks for reading and commenting HS
Love Mand xxxxxxx
mand
Sat, 2010-11-13 05:45
Someone came up with the idea!
Thanks Shirl, brilliant title.
Love Mand xxxxx
Psyve
Sat, 2010-11-13 04:56
Very nice work Mand,
Very nice work Mand,
This one reminded me of the song "Puff the Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul and Mary that we so LOVED as children.... close to half a century ago.
There is a touch of Dr Suess in this little piece too.
The last verse sort of confirms the setting of a loving grandparent, with tongue firmly in cheek.
The Henry Higgins in me deduces from your choice of words: " They’ll expand me midriff" (rather than "MY midriff") that you live in England... which might also, in some strange way, explain your familiarity with "Ghee"!
("Not just Hungarian, but of royal blood... she is a PRINCESS!!" )
Cheers
Psyve
mand
Sat, 2010-11-13 05:51
Helloo Psyve
Thanks for reading and commenting Psyve, pleased to meet you!
Cleverly deduced I am English although I have lived in South Wales ( Nr Swansea ) for the last 17ish years. I had a Indian friend called Rajes, she used to cook with Ghee!
Hey thanks for your lovely comments and I appreicate you coming by to read.
Love to you
Mand xxxxxx
mand
Tue, 2010-11-16 13:13
Thanks Xena
Good to see you. Hope your o.k.
Thanks for reading and commenting
Love Mand xxxxxx
scribbler
Mon, 2010-11-15 18:33
munch
Brothers Grimm have nothing on you lmao. Extremely enjoyable and smooth...........scribbler
mand
Tue, 2010-11-16 13:15
Hello Stan
I'd give em a run for their money. LOL
Great to see yeh! HOpe you + family are all o,k.
It's cold in Wales! Brrrrr
Love Mand xxxxxxx
themoonman
Wed, 2010-11-17 01:54
Hi Mand ...
This is quite a fun little poem, I can't begin to count the
times I've been the monster threatening to eat up the
kiddies ... squealing happy laughter, one of life's finest
pleasures hearing children laugh.
thanks for posting
Richard
mand
Wed, 2010-11-17 03:36
Hello Richard
Great to hear from you.
Thank your for reading and commenting!
You are so right it's all about the laughter and having some fun time. And all that running around is good exercise!
Thanks once again, hope you are o.k.
Love Mand xxxxxxx