Poetry | Humour

Pardon Me, Laddie

An “apology poem” challenge.

Image by Victoria_Watercolor from Pixabay (cropped)

Judith Uusi-Hakimo, tagged me in an “apology poem” challenge initiated by Sheri Jacobs. I used the template and style of William Carlos Williams’s poem “This is Just to Say,” as suggested by Sheri Jacobs in her original post.

I couldn’t resist having fun with my grandchildren in mind. I imagined the shock on their faces if the scenario in the poem happened to them. It made me chuckle uncontrollably.

Here is my poem “Pardon Me, Laddie”:

Laddie,
I didn’t see the A* grade
on your Science paper.

You probably
wanted to show
it to your dad,
‘just to brag’ a bit.

Pardon me,
it was great
starter fodder,
for the hearty hearth fire.
Grampa.

Do the following people want to join this fun poetry challenge?
Anu, Becca, Bella, Cristina, Katie, Mick, Melissa, Osan, Sanghita, Vidya.

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