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My Mother Settled For Whiskey Sour
That's right little ole lady
it's here once again
your birthday is back
so let your aches
settle in
What to get you
something old or new
you kissed my cheek
and said
"your love will do"
To get a gift
it's not just for you
when the one watching
you open it
gets excited too
So i set out
for something unique
and that's what she got
to say the least
I went for a walk
and i wandered about
I kicked this old
liquor bottle and
a genie fell out
As startled, shocked
and as scared as i was
this gift would be perfect
for the woman i love
So i scooped the genie
and the three wishes up
i ran all the way home
while shaking him up
Sitting the bottle on
the kitchen counter
i unscrewed the cap
and never smelt
anything fouler
The bottle fell over
and the genie rolled out
he got back to his feet
when he then passed out
All i could do
was laugh at the genie
now pitiful, drunk and
needing some sleepy
But now at this point
there's nothing i can do
so i went to mama and said
pick a hand one or two
The drunken genie man
was the hand she'd pick
so i handed her the hand
with the half full bottle
and told her to wash him
down quick with this
foul smelling
whiskey sour
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Candlewitch
Sun, 2022-05-22 05:28
hello, nice to meet you!
welcome to Neopoet. I see that you are new here. I hope that you will post more of your poetry when you can. I would like to read more from you. this poem is upbeat and fanciful. I see a little punctuation in spots you need to finish the job. i've found, if you read the poem out loud, you can hear where the breaks should be. this part is rough and needs work:
Sitting the bottle on I think you want (Setting instead of Sitting)
the kitchen counter
i unscrewed the cap
and never smelt
anything fouler
I really liked these lines:
As startled, shocked
and as scared as i was
this gift would be perfect
for the woman i love
*hugs, Cat
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