Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Spoil/dVerse


Spoil

I would not want to be the one
To spoil it for you
But sometimes
All can become a bucket of snakes

It has happened
Perhaps a word spoken
….or misspoken
A misunderstanding

Someone melted
Like the tigers in the story
Little Black Sambo

November 20, 2018


7 comments:

Herotomost said...

What a reference in that last stanza!!! Lol...a blast form the past. The bucket of snakes line was so good as well. Loved this!!!

brudberg said...

I had forgotten about the tigers... but at least you are left with plenty of butter.

Sherry Blue Sky said...

I love "all can become a bucket of snakes". LOL. Perfect.

KB said...

Those pesky snakes

Sanaa Rizvi said...

Such a potent write, Annell!

Thotpurge said...

All can become a bucket of snakes... wow!

Jim said...

At one time that was my favorite story. A country boy, I had never seen a tiger and did t know much about them. They have changed names now. My sister has found me one as originally was published.
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