Monday, October 27, 2025
On Pumpkins!
Perhaps this topic was a bit of a stretch, but you all still came through. There was this gem from my Mom:
Best pumpkin ever
Spike made a Donald Trumpkin
Wowed the neighborhood.
Spike made a Donald Trumpkin
Wowed the neighborhood.
And a winner from Craig:
Love the porch pumpkin
that survives indignities
of squirrels and kids.
that survives indignities
of squirrels and kids.
There were four anonymous entries, and I liked this one the best:
Wide pumpkin is best
If you want some scary teeth
He will bite you—rrrrr!
If you want some scary teeth
He will bite you—rrrrr!
And this one... I don't think I understood! Is a "Punk-een" a thing?
Punk-eens are not lean
They are fat-slatted,hatted,
And Green-stem’d grinners.
They are fat-slatted,hatted,
And Green-stem’d grinners.
This one I think I got:
You must be orange
And plump, to be kin of a
Pump—white ,green? Exit!
And plump, to be kin of a
Pump—white ,green? Exit!
