Even Peter Pan and Skippy
Can Learn to Write Poems in a Jiffy
I ain’t never made no metaphor,
I don’t know what it means;
“Show, don’t tell” they tell me,
Make it more than what it seems.
But peanut butter’s peanut butter
No matter how it’s spread;
It ain’t how thick you smear it on,
It’s how you bake the bread!
©Charles Ghigna
9 comments:
Fun poem, Charles! I especially liked it because of the homemade bread I just baked yesterday afternnon...plus, my favourite PB (Peter Pan) is featured front-and-center. ;)
Thanks, Matt. Great minds think (and eat) alike.
Very tricky! I think you might have snuck a metaphor in there.
Such a fun poem. Glad to see you opted for creamy instead of chunky. My fave brand's not up there, though . . .
Thanks, Liz. You caught me sneaking in a metaphor!
Hi Jama, I'm curious to know your favorite brand. Trader Joe's? Teddie? Natural Balance? Reese's? Smucker's!?
:-) A neat poem... and I quite agree about the bread!
Nicely done, Charles! Maybe Jama's favorite is Nutella? (It's not actually peanut butter, but who's going to argue with Jama?)
Love the voice here, Charles--especially:
“Show, don’t tell” they tell me,
Ha! And I love peanut butter, so that doesn't hurt, either!
Marjorie, thanks for the "neat" comment!
Tabatha, I totally agree! Jama is the Foodie of the World!
Thanks, Laura, for your very kind comment coming from a very cool poet! So what's YOUR favorite peanut butter. Hey, I know. To off-set all the ridiculous political polls going on right now, wouldn't it be fun to do a poll of Poets' Favorite Peanut Butter. We could ask all our poet blogging friends. I'll ask Jama, too. BTW, mine's Peter Pan. ;-)
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