The World’s Greatest Cook
by H.L. Dowless
One day in warm July,
Little Bobby Blue had a bright idea:
Why,
He decided to bake a plum and peach pie!
So … HE TOSSED,
And … HE ROLLED,
And he SQUEEZED OUT the dough,
And ‘ROUND,
And AROUND,
Did the plums and peaches go!
Until he filled the tin pan up with sweets,
And it was very, very pretty,
And all the girls said,
“Oh man!”
But when the pie was cooked,
Did it taste really, really good?
NO! NO! NO!
OOOOOOH!
YUCK! YUCK! YUCK!
So little Bobby found his mother and asked,
“Oh dear Mother, can you help me bake
This peach and plum pie?”
So … they TOSSED,
And … they ROLLED,
And they flattened out the dough,
And ‘ROUND,
And AROUND,
Did the plums and peaches go!
So they filled that tin pan up with sweets,
And it was very, very pretty!
All the girls and boys said,
“Oh man!”
But when the pie was cooked,
Did it taste really, really good?
No! NO! NO! OOOOOOOH!
YUCK!
So he SLAMMED the pie down on the floor.
Now what a mess!
He’d rather eat chocolate SKUNK!
YUCK! YUCK! YUCK!
So little Bobby Blue found his dear old
GRANDMOTHER!
So he asked,
“Oh Grandmother, can you help me
Bake this peach and plum pie?”
So … they TOSSED,
And … they ROLLED,
And they SQUEEZED out the dough,
And ‘ROUND,
And AROUND,
Did the plum and peaches go!
So they filled the tin pie pan up with sweets,
And it was very, very pretty!
All the boys and girls said,
“Oh man!”
But when the pie was cooked,
Did it taste very, very good?
Why,
OF COURSE it did!
Because GRANDMOTHER
Is the world’s GREATEST COOK!
About the Poet
H.L. Dowless is a thirty-five-year veteran writer. He teaches subjects from history to English in the USA and abroad. He enjoys living an explorer’s lifestyle, which he embellished in a literary setting when possible. He entertains dreams of starting his own publishing company and small-town bookstore. Find his blog at H.L. Dowless, author, entrepreneur, and adventurer – How-to nonfiction, fiction. Feel free to comment or drop a line.
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