This is the story of how I came to be,
it’s really quite magical - full of mystery.
I knew from the stork, I did not just fall,
when I saw mom’s belly picture on the wall.
How I got in there I had not a clue,
I started out small and just grew and grew.
To ask mom and dad would be oh-so icky,
so off I ran to find my smartest friend Ricky.
“It’s easy,” he said with a sly grin on his face,
“first they wrestle a bit and then dad gives chase”.
“They close the bedroom door so ya won’t spoil it,
then something happens when your mom uses the toilet.”
“The toilet?” I asked, with a blank stare in my eyes.
I had to find Margaret; she’d tell me no lies.
“Oh, swimming will do it,” she said full of poise.
“Don’t you know anything, you silly little boys?”
An image of mom doing the backstroke in the can,
had me running for home, back to where I began.
~ Kim Schilling ~
Author notes
16.life
6. Write me something that makes me laugh. I love logical humor!
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LOL! This was really funny! It had me laughing. I really enjoyed reading this. Thanks for entering and best of luck too you in the contest!
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this is sooo funny i loved it i never heard of the breast stroke in the toilet lol thank you for entering in my contest and i wish you the bestest of luck too.
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hahah hillarious! little kids curious about the 'birds and bees' always make me laugh. lol! thanks so much for the entry!
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lol funny! Thnx for entering best of luck!
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lol I loved this! Very clever as said below.
I really enjoyed this write; great emotions! Spectacular imagery as well! WOW! BRAVO! keep up the good work! thanks for entering and good luck in my contest!
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That's clever and very funny. It's got a good rhyme and fun imagery. Good luck!
'An image of mom doing the backstroke in the can,
had me running for home, back to where I began.'
a unique take on the prompt. :]
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Alas the innocence of youth---A very creative, funny and imaginative write!
Well Done!
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LOL!! I don't think I've held a contest where I've actually laughed so much! This is just adorable and
full of mirth. Thank you very very much for bringing
your ten year old self here to play Love, Lane
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Ha ha! Very cute rhyming rendition of how we came to be..So typical of the stories we hear as we are growing up, before we really knew! Wonderful lines, humour as well...I wish you well in the contest!
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Cute. I enjoyed this too. Thanks. You have the imaginations and wonder of a child. That is a gift. I hope you never loose.
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So that is how it happens! I always wondered!
This was a fun, cute poem...and yes, I remember those days, wondering exactly what all that stuff was about, but I don't think I ever asked...I just sort of slowly pieced it all together...and now, 50 years after I was born, I finally know!
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This is so cute! and a great way to tell a child about the 'birds and the bees!' (at least it seems like it to me!) I loved this piece! great write my friend, and good luck in the contest!
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