Jerry the Giant

Jerry is a very hungry giant indeed.

when jerry the giant
gets up out of bed
he has two pounds of butter
on ten loaves of bread

four sides of bacon
three dozen eggs
eight free-range chickens
(including the legs)

a gallon of coffee
to wash it all down
then he puts on his hat
and sets off through the town

he gets to his office
between nine and ten
but come half eleven
he's hungry again

he has twelve bars of chocolate
and eight bags of chips
nine bags of nachos
with five different dips

a bucket of cola
ten apples to munch
which sets him up nicely
'till its time for his lunch

he has two legs of lamb
and a trough full of peas
eight baked potatoes
all covered in cheese

fifty tomatoes
two hundred sprouts
nine heads of cabbage
and seven grilled trout

a vat of iced-tea
and a bucket of juice
(and just to be naughty,
a whole chocolate mousse)

at home in the evening
just before bed
he has nine mega-pizzas
with three garlic bread

a bowl of spaghetti
a lamb vindaloo
some bacon and cabbage
a lovely beef stew

a saucepan of gravy
on forty meat pies
then twenty two burgers
and seventeen fries

he licks his plate clean
with a gulp and a slurp
the he sits back contented
and lets out a...

Reviews

[Judy Ponceby]

What a fun piece :) Nice work, I really enjoyed this. The rhyme and rhythm are great :)

[r]

That was sooo cute and funny!!!! I loved it. I cant imagine eating that much food. I would probably die just eating that two pounds of better on ten loaves of bread!!! You took great care with the form and rhyming of this poem, I can tell, and it certainly turned out to be the best it could be! Love it.

[justice]

I really appreciate when a poet takes such careful time to really care about the meter and the flow of the poem. You have captured this AMAZINGLY in this piece. This is the first I have read of yours, but reading other's comments, I think I will read some more because this seems to be your style! Thank you so much for sharing this fun poem! I really enjoyed it a lot. All the best.
J

[.]

Baz ..your the master of these type of poems ..but the thought of all that food just made me feel sick!!!! LOL

[Kayla]

I LOVED this poem!!!!! It made my day when I read it!!!

[Tim]

Always a pleasure to read your humorous poems Baz. Your meter and flow are always impeccable and I am never without a smile while reading through each stanza. You must have done a lot of food research on this one. Excellent as usual. You get a 100 from me.

Just curious,

then he puts on his hat
and set off through the town

Should that be (sets off through town?)

[Jamie S.]

I love it and believe my kids would too! Another great write for the kiddies, that giant was probably letting out a belch and a toot!lol