Summer, summer, fickle tramp
Hate your end—so chill and damp.
Cold as winter of a morn
In the autumn that's the norm.
Summer, summer, wretched . . . &#*%h
All my wool clothes really itch.
Hanging out with Jenny this week. She tossed a gauntlet I couldn't resist. Write a 32 word piece to the melody(?) of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" using the 3-word prompt: in the autumn. If you think you can handle the
Haha! I love this poem! Cooler temps are welcome but I can't help feeling the same way! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteI loved it ... it 'sang' wonderfully!
ReplyDeletehaha thanks for the chuckles this morning...cold damp ends are def unappealing....
ReplyDeleteI love it:@)
ReplyDeleteLove it! I remember the wool itch too vividly.
ReplyDeleteSummer is such a tease!
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
Loved it!
ReplyDeleteCold and damp! Don't remind me!
ReplyDeleteExcellent !
ReplyDeleteLOVE it! You've got talent! It's quite chilly here... and rainy. We needed rain in the summer for the flowers, and didn't get any... now the flowers are leaving and we get the rain. Go figure!
ReplyDeleteFabulous! I was wondering if it needed to be at the beginning.
ReplyDeleteThere's a picture prompt here if you fancy it! http://jfb57.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/100-word-challenge-for-grown-ups-week-10/
I've never thought of summer as a wench or even a 'w'itch - nicely done:-)
ReplyDeleteHee hee hee! Perfect!!!! BTW, it's in the 50's here.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on this one. I love the image of summer as a fickle tramp!
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Ha!! Fickle tramp, indeed! This is a GREAT take on the prompt!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are a talented poet. Love it!
ReplyDeletePrecious! I agree with Sue about summer as a fickle tramp. That is ingenious!
ReplyDeleteNamaste..........cj
Wow, wonderful words and warm colors. Great shot ! Have a nice weekend !
ReplyDeleteGood one! Wool is torture!
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Wool does stink when it's wet.~Ames
ReplyDeleteenjoyed your charming entry.
ReplyDeletesmiles.
:)
Guess all we can do is wait for next year and live in the fear of going through snow, great fun here at your show.
ReplyDeleteHa! perfect, as i sit here in my sweats and thermal socks cuz it's so darn cold today and i refuse to turn on the heater in the summer ....
ReplyDeleteLOL, you really did well with this. Ha, ha. But I love fall, I just don't wear wool lol. In fact, I had to take a shower this morning and I turned the heat on for about 15 minutes. It was pretty chilly.
ReplyDeleteThis cracked me up!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun that was! Well done. laurie @ Battling My Inner Critic
ReplyDeletelaughing! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome!! Good job!! =)
ReplyDeleteInteresting photo. Each season brings it's own joys.
ReplyDeleteI was laughing out loud...literally, not just LOLing! I don't want to get out my woolies yet either!
ReplyDeleteDear Cheryl,
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect, both as to form and content. And it is singable!
Love the last words about the itchy woolies.
Best wishes,
Anna
Anna's SC wk 72'In the Autumn'
Awesome! Love that photo!
ReplyDeleteA cracking photo Cheryl, wish I could do that
ReplyDeleteLove it. She is a *&$#@!! Great, amusing centus. Thank you.
ReplyDeletexoRobyn
Thanks for the smiles, Cheryl. My wool clothes itch too. :)
ReplyDeleteLove this: because so much in such little space.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of word efficiency.
I don't get it... what rhymes with "itch?" Beautiful photograph!
ReplyDeleteI. LOVED. THIS.
ReplyDeleteYou are so talented, Cheryl!
And you make me laugh! :)
hahahaha. so freaking good
ReplyDeleteThe colors and composition with the tree is really striking. I chuckled at the poem, but when I read it was written to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle, I laughed out loud!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Very well done!
ReplyDeleteLoved this! Your imagery is beautiful and it 'sang' beautifully...although perhaps the same can not be said of my singing!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving this weeks links!