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Jeanelle Averett
Poems
Feb 2016
What's In A Name?
We moved out west to Hollywood
And quickly settled down
Amongst the rich and famous in
The heart of Tinsel Town
I joined the local Lion’s Club
My wife, the PTA
The kiddos were ecstatic when
Invited out to play
They called for pick up early and
We asked them on the go
Just how it went with their new friends
In Nine 0 Two One 0
They answered back in unison
It wasn’t fun and games
These California movie stars
Give kids the strangest names
The Nanny said that we should play
With Coco on the lawn
So we made some in the kitchen
High-fived...and said, ‘Game on’
Were we to know that ‘Coco’ meant
A girl and not a drink
Oh, pardon our absurdity
And poured ours down the sink
About that time the Nanny said
That Apple was out back
So we patted on our tummies
Oh, fi-na-lly...a snack
Were we to know that ‘Apple’ was
A friend of Choc’late Moo
Of the sev’ral major food groups
We’d shared play time with two
About that time the Nanny said
That Blanket’s on the deck
We weren’t the least bit cold at all
But, wrapped up for a sec
Were we to know that ‘Blanket’ was
A boy and not a spread
The blankets back where we came from
Were folded on our bed
About that time the Nanny said
Tu Morrow’s on her way
And wanted us to stay until
Tu Morrow came--to play
We didn’t know ‘Tu Morrow’ meant
Not staying for a snooze
So we begged off playing longer
We were getting too confused!
Written by
Jeanelle Averett
Central, Utah
(Central, Utah)
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