My Wiggly Thing

[jms]

Through the hole in my sock
I wiggled my toe
up, around, and left, and down.

Through the hole in my sock
my nail, it grew
a mysterious, wiggly thing.

With my nail, through the hole
I scratched my name
on the polished kitchen floor.

With my nail, through the hole
I scratched my nose -
it's not as hard as you'd think.

With my nail, through the hole
in my sock and shoe,
the TV - I switched on and off.

Until one night, fed up
of all this fuss,
my brother - he cut it right off.

[Lake]

Jon,

What a fun read! The first stanza has already made me laugh, it's so vivid and true.

I can see how 'I' use my toe to do this and that, but this one

With my nail, through the hole
I scratched my nose -
it's not as hard as you'd think.

needs quite some flexibility, yes, a baby or a little one can do it easily.

How delighted,

Lake

[jms]

Thanks Lake - glad you enjoyed it!

Cheers,

Jon

[David]

I'm afraid this brought back nightmarish memories of My Ding-A-Ling for me, Jon. Don't do that to me!

Cheers

David

[Danté]

Jon

I was very curious to see what lay beneath the title, and have to say I enjoyed the musing of something that I would never have dreamed about writing. Fair dues, you pick a subject that is fun, and bring some good elements into the poem.

A good light read

many thanks

Tim

[Suzanne]

Jon! Oh this made me chuckle.... well, because I admit, as a teenager, I was "caught" playing with my dad's new turn table with my toes! I was flipping the switch, off-on-off-on... and broke it. The cost of repairing it was not appreciated by my dad. Not to mention the embarrassement.

Very enjoyable... and the ending! I could picture a good sibling wrestle.
Thanks,
Suzanne

[jms]

Thanks all!

[LaMOi]

This reminds me of something micheal rosen might write..

I wasnt convinced by this, apart from the last verse, i liked that.

[dedalus]

Yess!! My kind of poem. More, please ... emm, fingers, elbows, knees?

Brendan

[jms]

Brendan - I'll see what I can manage!

LaMOi - Not convincing? This kind of thing happens to me everyday!

Cheers,

Jon

[pitseleh]

nice one, really good, fun read.

cheers

harrison

[jms]

Thanks!

[PhilipCFJohnson]

A very clever choice of title. It certainly will guarantee that everyone who sees it will read the poem. I have to confess I was glad to find it wasn't what I first assumed. *cough cough* Good job.

[writedis]

He he Brothers suck!

I always get holes in my socks and Im glad I've seen a poem about it. I liked it because it made me feel like I wanted to read it all to see what happens. Good length as well.

[jms]

Thanks, both!