Jagged Jarid is a jolting juggernaut
who can jar or jog a jutting jowl
He's a burley blaster, and a beater;
a blazing burner in a brawl
It was Masher Matty he was to grapple;
a gruesome grinding, gritty grabber
Who is a swell and swarthy swank
and a slinging, slapping body slabber
With arms and legs both same length,
and head sunk beneath his shoulders
But Jagged Jarid's hammer hands
are humongous, heinous holders
Jagged Jarid stood upon the mat
looking dangerous and defiant
His head squeezed his shoulders,
as if screwed tight by the Green Giant
Ducking under arm, Jarid grabbed
a single leg and too Matty's dread
He pulled it right, then left, then up,
and over the Masher's head
Lifting high, Jarid slammed him to the mat,
which sorely shook the Masher's entrails
Three arms wrapped Matty's legs,
a thumb an' finger plugged his nostrils
Jagged Jarid sat solidly on top
and Masher was pretzeled underneath
Helpless, not knowing what to do,
but then a testicle, rubbed his teeth
Hidden as it was, one bite, should make
Jarid jump and surely set him free...
The Masher bit hard; gaining inner strength,
he straightened out immediately
Then he started dancing, which...
I know was quite a spectacle
Poor Masher Matty...
he bit his own testicle!
Jim McGill - December/22
I got a laugh from: 'His head squeezed his shoulders, as if screwed tight by the Green Giant' I'll assume 'Green Giant' refers to the fellow who graced the labels of Green Giant cans of cooked peas etc.
middle of stanza 2: 'a single leg and too Matty's dread'....'to'...of course. Ya lunkhead. bri : ))))
Very interesting poem, more of a tongue twister but really good.5****
I'm sure your ending was an unforeseen spectacle for all involved, including me. YIKES! ! With reservations, I give 5 stars. bri : )
BIG LAUGH here: 'but then a , rubbed his teeth' That is one of many moves I didn't learn on the mat in HIGH SCHOOL. ;)
'Three arms wrapped Matty's legs, ' Maybe you mean/meant 'Tree-arms' aka 'arms as big around as large tree limbs'. Well, 'arms' ARE sometimes called 'limbs'.
(cont.) then 'He pulled it right' make it 'he pulled', and I think you left out some punctuation marks (I think) .
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
This just made me laugh so much. And a poetic tongue twister on top of that. Loved it.
Thank you. I try as much as possible to attach laughter to a poem. We don't get to laugh enough, especially in poetry.