"A Deadly Race"

A Deadly Race

By Debra A. Cole

Once upon a sunny day,

kitchen objects thought to play.

“We shall have a race,” they cheered.

Pots and Pans just laughed and jeered.

“We can do it!” said the Spoon,

“just forget about those goons.”

Knife, and Fork, Grater too

Scissors, Peeler yelled, “Woohoo!”

At the starting line they queued

to win, each must be very shrewd

Timer dinged a signal start

and all ran off with zest and heart

Round the counter objects flew

gaining speed with each step true.

Then the drama did commence.

Viewers all did grow quite tense.

To the right, strong Scissors slashed

cutting Fork and he dashed.

To the left, Scissors sliced

Knife who hoped to keep his life.

Grater and Peeler fell as well

as their lives Scissors quelled.

What lesson did we learn today?

When running with Scissors....just say “Nay!”

"Gary Grant's Gigantic Gauges"

Image by Ryan Malone

Gary Grant’s Gigantic Gauges

By Debra A. Cole

Little Gary Grant pierced gauges in his ears

and found a way to push through

all the pain and all the tears.

He started small and soon received

so much glory and acclaim 

then bigger and bigger grew Gary’s plan,

his gauges and his fame.

“Wow, Gary, you sure have cool ears!”

cried the girls within his class.

“Dude, I want to be just like you,”

said the boys with tons of sass.

As Gary’s fame traveled far and wide

his gauges grew larger and larger.

Within his holes fit pennies, nickels, quarters,

starfish, and even a cell phone charger.

Soon plates and frisbees filled his ears

then tires and wooden tables.

Then children jumped ropes with his lobes

to exaggerate this fable.

Upon a day of sun and joy,

Gary decided to skip home.

He jumped and frolicked with his ears

and cried, “I am not done!”

“I will not stop until my lobes

are larger than the sun.

My fame will reign throughout the land

for I am number one.”

With Gary’s last proclamation,

he did a spin and found

that the chain link fence to his right

had torn his ear lobe down.

Rip, Zip, Rip, Zip

the holy circle tore

and Gary’s gigantic gauges of fame

would be celebrated no more.