Pumberly Pott's Unpredictable Niece Poem by Jack Prelutsky
Pumberly Pott's Unpredictable Niece
Pumberly Pott's unpredictable niece
declared with her usual zeal
that she would devour, by piece after piece,
her uncle's new automobile.
She set to her task very early one morn
by consuming the whole carburetor;
then she swallowed the windshield, the headlights and horn,
and the steering wheel just a bit later.
She chomped on the doors, on the handles and locks,
on the valves and the pistons and rings;
on the air pump and fuel pump and spark plugs and shocks,
on the brakes and the axles and springs.
When her uncle arrived she was chewing a hash
made of leftover hoses and wires
(she'd just finished eating the clutch and the dash
and the steel-belted radial tires).
"Oh, what have you done to my auto," he cried,
"you strange unpredictable lass?"
"The thing won't work, Uncle Pott," she replied,
and he wept, "It was just out of gas."
The steering wheel with button of the horn.....to remain consistent in rhyme. The horn button is usually on the steering wheel
CONGRATULATIONS for this Modern Poem Of The Day. Chosen by Poem Hunter Editor and its Team. Great honour to be able to read your poem, dear Jack. I thank Poem Hunter and Team for that. I love Seattle, a very beautiful town and gives the visitor much rest, and I do hope for you too, dear Jack.
Pumberly Pott's unpredictable niece..........interesting and tremendous niece as like as robotic all; I think it's fictional poem; good to read
Her usual zeal! ! ! Always very busy. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
I have given this poem 5 Stars (5*****) and I do hope that it works, since before we did that with POINTS,10 points and since short time, the editor has renewed the Home Page of PH and it shows a beautiful coloured (more colours than before) sight/ Home Page. Best wishes from The Netherlands, a cutest small country but as beautiful as Seattle. I can tell you, because I have been in Seattle.
Continued: Your poems are very refined and so " experienced" in the end rhymes and the way of creating. True amazing! A very entertaining poem, I have enjoyed very much. God's Blessings for you and your beloved wife.5 Stars,
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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