relish tray empty
by the time turkey is served-
stuffed before dinner
Author notes
ta-da- 5/7/5
A contest entry
- Thanksgiving-ku by azure85.
600 points, ended November 24, 2007, 24 entries
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Comments
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Very clever

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relish tray empty
by the time turkey is served-
stuffed before dinner
This is so true! Yummy snacks and then the turkey, and too late for the tummy! Thank you for a great Thanksgiving-ku!

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True...and well done; sound patterns contribute nicely to the syllable count, and the slight shift in meaning from 'turkey'[stuffe] to [human] 'stuffed' is fun.





