My sister and her kids have been on a Red Letter Cam(less)paign (get it?) and I love getting the mail now. Sometimes it is a word of two from the older, more literate ones, sometimes an interpreted note from the youngest, and always hand-drawn pictures. I think what they understand is that Auntie Lynn doesn't feel well right now and has to take a lot of medicine to feel better. But recently I received a truly creative effort on the part of my sister, and it's much too wonderful to keep it to myself...
The Tale of T-Gemmy
There once was a wicked person
who liked to get people a cursin'.
She climbed on inside
and made for an electrifying ride.
Bolt after bolt she sent to the face
Until she has someone crying all over the place.
"Just make it stop!" that person would say,
But T. Gemmy would keep shocking on day after day.
Medicine, acupuncture, massage, and a diet of sludge
would not make that nasty old woman even budge.
Until came along the ultimate plan.
Just hit her over the head with a frying pan!
"Of course that will work!"
"Let's get rid of the jerk!"
So out came her nemesis, T-Fal
Coated in black and ready to brawl.
T. Gemmy saw this and shouted, "Let's get it on!"
Next time I saw her she was coated in teflon.
And this my dear friends was the end of T. Gemmy.
I'd tell you some more but the victor won't lemme.
"We won't waste one minute more,"
She said, "Time to celebrate!" as we ran out the door.
As for that awful old hack
I'm sure that she'll never be back.
And this end, it is oh, so happy.
I wish it for you, and hope it is snappy!
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