SWEEPSTAKES WINNER

  SWEEPSTAKES WINNER

i entered this thing just for fun
no logical reason under the sun
the grand prize would have been sweet
adding 25 thousand smackers would be a treat
10 thousand for first
could handle most any thirst
5 thousand for second to spend on my land
and i am very lucky
unique and plucky
and
our outhouse walls are made of cordwood
carefully stacked around
our center holed bench
over our hole in the ground
this was intended
to be a short term solution
but,
plans are often changed by unexpected needs
and  our problem became, you see,
through the winter
the cord wood is burned
to keep our domicile comfortably warm
and the outhouse walls eventually
are burned
so the cold winds of winter
soon freeze our butts good,
ahhhhhh,
pine plank walls the cold chills would have withstood...
but,
 i won third
and i thought it a t**d
a lifetime supply of velveeta cheese
25 thousand 5 pound boxes of velveeta cheese
they reckconed it to be and here i sit pondering,
gazing at my milk goats munching and clearing brush to please,
i make wonderful goat cheese for extra income
and, my craving for cheese' it does appease
what would i do with with 25 thousand 5 pound boxes of processed cheese...
and,
as i sit and stew
our falling down outhouse comes into view...
my flat bed trailer covered with boxes of cheese i consider,
it’s shelf life the manufacturers  say is 36 thousand years,
and
 i wonder why it needed to last so long...
then it hits me like thunder
their cheese comes in 5 pound “bricks”
a good mud mortar should do the trick
it takes a whole day, almost a labor of love
our laughter rolling across the heaven above
now the out house walls are bricks of cheese
and should last 36 thousand years so our bums will not freeze
and
before the walls tumble we will have indoor plumbing...please!!!

Reviews

[dan]

I forgot to mention this: SUPER photos to accompany and illustrate the story. So well done, again! take care...dan

[dan]

jeannemarie, I'll tell you right off the bat that this goes straight into my library favorites!! This is so wonderfully written (the story is spellbinding) and constructed; I honestly am dumbfounded and tongue tied (keyboard tied?) that I can't logically arrange enough superlatives to express my feelings about this piece that I am using an old cliché...this is just plain AWESOME!! Your talent and vision continue to amaze me, thank you for sending me so many read requests (it may take me a while to get to them but I vow to get to them all) and sharing your gift with me and all other WC readers. take care...dan

[Gee]

Very funny,loved it..........

[Cherry Pepperweb]

Haha! Love it! :)
Brilliant.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i agree with perkele...bring those crackers, and some wine....

[Perkele.7885]

If you are going to be in the shack for any length of time, just bring some crackers and a cold beverage.

[wordman]

loved this silly write,and i hate mac and cheese.so using the box for a wall was a good idea

[....................]

haha...at least you found a use for all that cheese!! This was a very entertaining write, Jeannemarie...thanks for the smiles!