Guy the gorilla
Needed a filla
For his new made chocolate cake.
His perfect dream
Was a tube of cream
And this was his big mistake.
He went round the house
He asked his young spouse
Who banged her big chest
And said with frosty
Voice she was in need of a rest,
So get lost! Thee!
But at last he espied
On a ledge at the side
Of his bath a gleaming white tube.
Found it, my Rube,
He cried to his wife
Who woke, now ready for strife.
So he hid in the kitchen
Where he was itchin'
To cream up his beautiful cake.
So he squeezed out a lake
Of the stuff, oozy white.
So he took a big bite
And swallowed it whole
Then let out a scream to appal!
His wife came a running,
By this time fuming,
And grabbed the tube from his paw.
It's toothpaste! She cried with a loud guffaw!
Nor could she spare a comforting word
For her hubby's misericord.
At least his grief
Would have some relief
To ease his bout of sorrow.
He'd have shiny teeth tomorrow!
Ha ha! ! ! ! Yes I saw it coming Tom .Well crafted, light and airy, and maybe a little scary- toothpaste for God sake It reminded me of the time I put salt instead of sugar into a pie Ugh I love your humorous poems Tom we poets can be way too serious sometimes
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I submitted a rather long comment on this poem the other day, it never went through -So.......... Anyway this poem is delightfully zany. I enjoy poetic comic relief we poets can be way too serious sometimes. Thank you Tom You range from the sublime to the ridiculous and your poetry is a breath of fresh air. The rhyme is impressive.
Both messages arrived! My biggest culinary disaster was to put 15ml spoonfuls of Curry powder instead of 5ml spoonfuls. My daughter rang up the next day and my wife reported she was feeling ill and I was in bed with a tummy upset! Mind you, an old lady we knew somehow mistook daffodil bulbs for onions and put them in a stew. Her whole family were ill for a couple of days! I suppose mint flavoured toothpaste might be okay but I can't see that recipe creeping into many cookery books!