The Dandy

 

THE DANDY

 

 

Fred was quite the Dandy

In his brand new suit,

Carnation on his pocket

Making him look cute.

 

All the girls adored him

Would not let him go

No one watched the strippers

‘cause Fred just stole the show.

 

The waiter served the dinner

Without a single blink

Then turned and politely asked

What Fred would like to drink.

 

"Vodka on the rocks" said Fred

With his most disdainful air

"Bring it in a china dish

And place it on this chair"

 

The waiter did as he was bid

With Fred’s vodka on the rocks

Then stared with disbelieving eyes,

As Fred removed his socks!

 

Now the room was reeling

People stared at "Fred the Toff"

And Fred was far from finished

For his jacket and tie came off.

 

Then he undid all the buttons

Upon his shirt and vest

And when he took his trousers off

He no longer looked his best.

 

Then Fred stood on the table

Draped his clothing on a chair,

The few who were still eating

Turned around to stare.

 

Fred stood in all his glory

Finders curled around his chin

He raised his hand for silence

Then said with cheeky grin

 

"I don’t know why you’re bothered

This is quite my natural state

Getting rid of all that gear

Is making me feel great!"

 

Head first he dove into the drink

Left by the waiter on his chair

Then he swam around in circles

Without a single care.

 

I guess we learned our lesson

But the conversation is a winner

For everyone still talks about

The frog - that undressed for dinner.

 

ã Copyright JG 1990

Author's Note

thought, views, comments etc, all welcome - Thanks

Reviews

[Alice]

That really is too adorable. I love it.

[M J Moore]

Oh, this was too cute!! I enjoyed this, it was unusual and highly entertaining. I liked the rhyming (though I don't normally) but for this, it really worked. Nicely done.

mj

[Kara Emily Krantz]

oh, and shouldn't it be "headfirst he dove" ?

and i dont think you need to comma in the last line.

sorry, i just love this poem. i'm sorta obsessed lol

[Joseph - Michael]

Hey, that was very interesting read and I really enjoyed how unusual it is. The last lines really threw me off and I couldn't help it, but to laugh...

Other than that, it's all good here...

[Kara Emily Krantz]

oh my GOD that is adorable and i ADORE IT.

i'm favoriting it lol this is just toooo much ;)

[Emily B]

A frog, a drunken frog. Clever.

[A.J. Smith]

Wow, Jen, this is brilliantly clever! This was such a fun read, and it pulled me along faster than I can comfortably read and absorb because it just kept getting more intriguing, and then, the crazy twist at the end...wow! This poem is a Dandy of an entertaining read. Your structure and rhyme are wonderful. Careful, your intellect is showing! ;)

[Nick Erickson]

Funny. Vervy clever and different. I like the end. A frog.
Well done.

[ah]

the third stanza doesnt need to end in a question mark cuz ur stating what he asked instead of quoting what he asked... wow, this is an amazing poem, i really really really loved it, i was so confused when u told about him diving into the drink and swimming around.... really great rhythm and rhyme scheme, this is a perfect poem besides the question mark in stanza 3... keep it up, great read