We went to Lucy’s first communion, and she had a book for people to write congratulatory notes in. She told me not to write anything rude, which got my crazy (poetic) mind going – so I ended up entering this:
Lucy said ‘write nothing rude’
Because she’s in a silly mood.
But, I am a funny dude
Who has a lot of gratitude –
That Lucy’s in my life.
Not bad for slapping it together quickly. I’m a decent under-the-gun poet – another example being my Chicken Every Sunday poem, which I needed to quickly write and share with my siblings after a joint conversation about this mythical book.