S, C, & P: An Ode to Elves on the Shelves
Listen!
Even though they're mostly nothing
They each have a story to tell
But the mostly air is mostly bluffing
When air escapes their grainy shell
.
Adding milk will light their fuses
And open their performance on tap
They're unapologetic without excuses
When a third of them begin to snap
.
Their sweetness is really up to you
Spooned sugar megalomaniacal
The next sounds, ready, in the queue
When the second third start to crackle
.
This Kellog's breakfast has few ingredients
In a race to break fast before their chatter stops
Sogginess silences the husks' sonorous deviance
When a third of them pop their very last pops
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The snaps in the bowl will soon fade out
Then the diner will be surprised to witness
How crackles and pops will no doubt
Have the last word via borborygmus
About the Creator
Gerard DiLeo
Retired, not tired. In Life Phase II: Living and writing from a decommissioned Catholic church in Hull, MA. Phase I: was New Orleans (and everything that entails).
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Comments (4)
borborygmus - what a splendiferous word 😁
Whoaaaa, I never knew all those weird sounds that the stomach makes had a word for it! Thank you so much for educating me! I like my cereal to remain crunchy but somehow I like the rice krispies soggy hahahaha. Loved your poem!
Not one of my faves as a kid. If that's wat we had, I made sure there was a good sugar rush coming. I was more of a Cocoa Puffs fan.
had to look up borborygmus - what a word. I like them soggy. The snap, crackle and pop were lost on me. Just the chorus before the interlude.