How We Do

Make someone smile today. Like, right now. DO IT NOW!!!

Paint the town in shades of brown

Spread the sweetness all around

Throw cocoa powder on the ground

And celebrate the day!

Whitewashed fences gain a shade

Surrendering their faded greys

Colored, now in chocolate haze

And wondrous scents abound!

Hold a reservation culling

Have no regrets

In life, be willing

To baste your body with chocolate pudding

And smear some on your face!

So, cheer and say Callooh, Callay!

And let no man stand in your way

With candied eyes, and spirits gay

Embrace the madness fully!

Reviews

[barleygirl]

On the surface, this seems to be a fun enthusiastic invitation to cut loose . . . but I also read some serious philosophy here. My fave: "Whitewashed fences gain a shade" . . . which seems to suggest that fences (blockages) that are whitewashed (fake brightening) are getting shade (criticism) from this message. The chocolate theme is well done in many of our favorite nibbles (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

:)
Much appreciation
Fair warning, though... I rarely write that deeply, and almost never about things that aren't fun. Though any interpretation is truly up to the reader.
:)

[barleygirl]

I could tell there was no intent to delve here. Many poets (me included) do not see the various deeper meanings that end up being buried in our words & that's why I like to point it out & I like for others to point it out to me!

[Lorry]

You know, I just realised that subliminal advertising does work, because I now want to rewatch Charlie and the chocolate factory, as well as have a table sized slab of Galaxy caramel for breakfast.
It also makes me think of the delight on a childs face at having a chocolste smeared face, but the parents would be horrified, and most likely if its their mother, think spitting on a handkerchief and giving you a spit-wash is somehow more hygienic??? &?
Mothers eh? Where would we be without them? 😀
Right! I'm off to find some chocolate. Might even snort a few lines of primo grade cocoa powder to get theparty started 😀

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

Mission Accomplished.
hey, theres worse things, right?

[Lorry]

True. I do recall a guy i went to school cutting a line of pop rocks/ moondust and snorting it... It looked like how you would expect someone to look like if he had just eaten a billion sour patch kids all at once.
I heard he gets day release now from the sanitorium 😀

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

I'd call that generous of them

[Mr. Malarkey]

Well dang, you hit my weakness of chocolate haha. That kid Augustus in Willy Wonka was really living the dream :p We could all use a little more brown goodness in our lives.

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

Amen, brother

[Inessa]

Now this is getting out of hand! I suggest an intervention and a trip to Chocoholics Anonymous. Need to shake this addiction badly! That aside, I enjoyed the flow and rhyme here.

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

Melted chocolate tends to get out of hand. It's one of its intrinsic properties.

[Chris Shaw]

To baste your body in chocolate pudding and smear some on your face, how utterly decadent and totally delicious.

Chris

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

:)
And most importantly: ridiculous

[Ana Papaya]

You're definitely spreading smiles with this fun poem!
:)

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

...aaaaand one more.
(tucks away a small notebook)
That was a good one, too. :)

[Ana Papaya]

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