Copyright © 2010 Ernest Bloom.
Arabella the wonder hog
Clad in stockings and swilling grog
Chats all day with chickens and geese, then
Spills the beans to
Redneck policemen
Arabella the wonder pig
In gold lamé and platinum wig
Consorts with forces from the underworld
Then joins the beauty parlor gossips, freshly
Washed and curled
Arabella the wonder swine
In her Easter bonnet she's looking fine
Blocks the exit in the church foyer, then
You find the butcher's dispatched your
Second cousin
Arabella, how she squeaked and squealed
Them as knows keeps their thoughts concealed
Justice delayed may strike with a fortuitous slam
Rendering the blackest apostate a luscious
Christmas ham
Nice local colour touch! Felt like a folk song alive and vivid. Well, I'm no vegeterian. Reading Grapes Of Wrath right now, made me think of a certain scene from that very read.
ReplyDelete_tgow_ is my 2nd fave novel of all time, tho i can't quite conceive of how it must come across thru a polish lens. this was just a brief respite from the novel..
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