At a busy supermarket
in the Christmas fever-fest,
my mother clutched her shopping list
and felt worn out and stressed.
She found the frozen turkeys
and stuffed one in her bag,
then turned around to move away
but felt the turkey lag.
It picked up her momentum
and flew round in an arc ~
all sixty pounds of frozen bird
then found its hapless mark.
A senior chap was shuffling past
and heading for the door,
when suddenly Mum's turkey sent him
sprawling on the floor.
"Oh! Forgive me, please! I'm sorry!"
quite mortified, she said,
then turned around to help him
and whacked him on the head!
Author notes
Yep ~ it all happened. 
A contest entry
- Christmas/Holiday Mishaps by MotherMachineGunn.
675 points, ended January 11, 9 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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I'm guessing that 60 pounds is what you paid for it, not it's weight. One way or another, it's either huge or expensive! Congrats on the silver baster!
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Very funny
great rhyme
God bless you my friend...
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A sixty pound bird? How big is your family?! LOL Wonderful tale. Love the rhyme. Flowed smoothly. Didn't feel it at all. Forced rhyme is jarring don't you think? Write on sis. One.
Dez
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Delightful!
Firstly, I am a sucker for a true embarrassing disaster! Secondly, your rhyme was amazing. It flowed beautifully and I could not find an awkward point as I read this over twice. When I read your title, I just knew you'd tried to fry a frozen turkey, but I was delightfully surprised! Thank you for taking the time to enter. Best of Luck in the contest and throughout the holiday season!
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Hilarious!
This is great! I was already laughing, but the fact that it did actually happen made me laugh harder.
Well done!! (To both you and your mom)
I hope you win!
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a SIXTY pound turkey???
That was a monster, not a bird
Thanks for the smile.
Love, Lane
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