Every other Monday night
Has become a dreaded time
For my dear mother -
For every other Monday night
The Schwan man cometh...
It is not the high pricing
Of the commodities he brings,
But his very presence sets
The dogs off barking ferociously
When the Schwan man cometh...
It helpeth not that his headgear
A Schwan ballcap, normally,
Is occasionally adorned with
Promotional Curiosities when
The Schwan man cometh...
Have you ever seen a hat
In the shape of a full pizza?
Or a baseball cap with a
Stuffed toy chicken stretched over it?!
Only when the Schwan man cometh...
No, 'tis not a pleasant time
For mum or for me when,
At half past nine or ten at night
With ice cream deliveries and pot pies
The Schwan man cometh...
All because our dogs' barking
Never fails to wake my father every time
No matter what we try to curb
Their loud, frenzied vocal opposition
To the Schwan man coming...
Author notes
I was inspired by the title "The Ice Man Cometh..." - if you don't know
about Schwan Foods home deliveries, don't worry - the play ("The Ice Man Cometh...")
didn't make much sense either.
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800 points, ended July 31, 2008, 56 entries
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Comments
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all right
I guess it's alright with a point at least
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oh....my god.
Best.
Poem.
Ever.
I NEED TO SHOW IT TO MY MOM. She has this weird twisted vendetta/love affair with the Schwan man. Every time I read, the schwan man cometh I just died a little. Wonderous.
Awesome french toast sticks though.
Best,
El -
This is a very funny poem! For a while we had the Schwan man come to our house to, but then it just got annoying so we've stopped
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Thank you for entering this into my contest, and giving me a good laugh today! -
very amusing
thanks for the entry.
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A little creepy and comical at the same time. Not sure if this was your intent, but I think it was. At least, I think it was meant to be satirical. Interesting and intriguing. Some of the imagery was quite humerous and twisted. Thank you for sharing.
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its fuunny. thank you n good luck
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!
I love this poem!
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