Pumpkin

A pumpkin in his pumpkin patch

all through October’s chill,

adventure burned his very core;

he hankered for a thrill

 

The other pumpkins laughed at him

“You’re quite out of your gourd!”

But he just knew he had to leave

that field made him so bored

 

One day there came a raucous pair

they picked him from the bunch;

his life would be much different now,

he surely had a hunch

 

But he had not quite understood

an autumn pumpkin’s role

and soon his happy dreams were squashed,

out of our friend’s control

 

Now he wears an eerie grin,

his hollow eyes inert

at least his life was not in vain ~

who’s ready for dessert?   ;)

Author's Note

Mmmm... pumpkin pie.... ;)

Reviews

[Dr. Wood ?]

aha...Pumpkin Pie is a little lost on an uneducated Brit, but this is a fine rhyme Rita

[Rita L. Sev]

Really? What a shame! There's nothing like a good piece of pumpkin pie... Thanks, Doc!

[Pryde Foltz]

Save the pumpkins!!!! Eat pecan.

[Rita L. Sev]

Mmmm - I love pecan pie! :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you do this kind of thing so well...poor pumpkin...but wow...his life was worth something as he becomes a jack-o-lantern...now he can make faces at trick or treaters...

fun fun fun.

[Rita L. Sev]

The versatile pumpkin - decoration, pie filling, roasted seeds... :) Thanks, Jacob!

[Sami Khalil]

This was great. I have a scarecrow, a pumpkin and some hay right outside my front door and a welcome sign to the dungeon...lol
just kidding to the last part...Bravo

[Rita L. Sev]

:) Thanks, Sami! I live the decorations of this season.

[Sami Khalil]

Yep. You are welcome...:).............

[Frieda P]

This is priceless my friend, just the smile I needed tonight, leave it to a vegetarian to give a pumpkin feelings! My first daycare center was called The Little Pumpkin Patch by way, very cute Rita, brought back some grand memories too.

[Rita L. Sev]

I'm sure you were more gentle with your little pumpkins than I was to this one! Thanks, Frieda!

[Angi]

This is so good, Rita! I never thought about how my pumpkin feels. I will have a hard time hacking him up on Halloween! Cute, cute. Angi~

[Rita L. Sev]

The original version featured a sharp knife and pumpkin guts... LOL! Thanks, Angi!

[Angel]

What a melon-choly tale!! His hopes were squashed...

This is precious, Rita! What a sweet write for Halloween...

[Rita L. Sev]

The pumpkins grinning at me from every house begged for this poem! Thanks,Angel! :)

[Gleb Zavlanov]

A very clever write. I love the way you wrote the poem from the pumpkin's perspective. It really brings life to the story and shows that everything, animate, or inanimate is in truth a living object with feelings, emotions and thoughts. Your work is brilliant! Oh...and agree with Icelandicblue...what a poor, little pumpkin. :(

[Rita L. Sev]

:) Thanks, Gleb! All things have a story to tell!

[icelandicblue]

Poor little pumpkin but he sacrificed so much for so little, or is it so little for so much? Either way this was truly delightful.

[Rita L. Sev]

It's a pumpkin's destiny... :) Thanks, Blue!

[redflutterby]

Lol....mmm...pumpkin pie!! Poor pumpkin didn't know what he had coming!! Loved this Rita!!

[Rita L. Sev]

Foolish pumpkin... he had no guts! ;) Thanks, Red!

[redflutterby]

Bahahaha... ;-)