The grater is feeling great today,
But the spatula’s had a bit of spat.
The toaster’s holding champagne to the sky,
And the microwave’s waving right back.
The freezer’s being a bit frosty though,
Probably cos the kettle has come home steaming.
The scissors are feeling rather cut up,
And the soda stream’s tears are just streaming.
Plus the air fryer is a bit of an air head.
And the cupboards are kind of a knob.
The washing up bowl’s trying to get into bowling,
Don’t get me started on my hot-headed hob.
There’s always too much heat in this kitchen,
It’s always utensils and never me-tensils, you know?
The cans always feel like they really just can’t,
And the tap is tapping it’s foot wherever I go.
I think I need to lay each of them out,
Have a word with every jug, plate and spoon.
“Keep your kit-chin’s up lads and ladles,” I’ll tell them.
“Dinner time is approaching really soon.”
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Welcome to my new series, a weekly blog on what’s inspiring me. I spent much of last week in bed with a stomach bug. I’ll spare you the details of that—but in addition to the grotesque physical symptoms, I had some fever dreams I won’t soon forget. Imagine my surprise to see Vocal’s newest challenge: Write a fiction story about a recurring dream or nightmare.
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Comments (4)
Where's the kettle been 🤔 Excellent wordplay, I outstandinged it (which I don't do very often) 😁
Whimsical & delightful! Thanks for sharing this.
Well done!!!💖💖💕
Nice piece❤️