Skennin Tom Races Whippet

By Ossy Gobbiner

Fri, 01 Aug 2014
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As I was sat pot in hand

watching life go by

I spied Skennin Tom passing swiftly by

 

He moved t’ left

He moved to t’ right

He moved all ways around

Until at last he came t’rest upon t’ bloomin ground

 

With sleeves rolled up

and shirt unbuttoned

He stretched and thrust out chest

 

He jigged t’left

He jigged t’right

He jigged always around

Until at last he settled down as crowd gathered around

 

He wagered all he’d beat whippet

He’d race it today

He’d set the rules and whippet must run same way

 

They cheered on t’left

They cheered on t’right

They cheered all around

Until at last they settled down, who’d be first t’end  o’town

 

Then Tom set rules

On how race would be run

They’d run it backwards and guess who won?

 

He staggered t’left

He staggered t’right

He staggered always around

That was the day that Skennin Tom beat whippet t’end o’town

Certificate U
Poem
Historical Fiction

Comments

Submitted by lenchenelf on

Smashing. Might want to look at final line, Sceenin, instead of Scenin.

Regards

Lena 

 

Submitted by Ossy Gobbiner on

Thanks Lena, put the final line right, not really sure how to spell skennin, tried with a k and that looks alright.

Submitted by lenchenelf on

Now obvious hard K,  works well in setting tone for how poem is to be read/accent. :)

regards

lena x