The Tongue Twister

"It's a twister!" - For the "Twist it Twisted" contest

 

An ode in homage to the simple Tongue Twister that has brought joy and laughter to so many.  You'll find the words of six well-known Tongue Twisters among these lines.  May you enjoy them and remember the fun you had with them in times past.  - Rick

 

The Tongue Twister

 

When rubber buggy bumpers bump

When she sells all her seaside shells

Then lips long locked laugh lusciously

For frown from face falls finally

 

When pecks of pickles Peter picks

When woodchuck chucks the wood he could

Then thrice three times the tongue takes twist

And merry mirth marrow shan't miss!

 

For this diversion I do thank

The black boot brought by bootblack back

And fat frogs flying past so fast

For with a twister grief can’t last

 

 

©2009 Richard Puetter

All rights reserved

 

 

 

Reviews

[emmajoy]

Really enjoyed being reminded of those tongue twisters I had fun with when I was 'ickle'! Think you have nine here?

Beautifully put together and truly fun .. something that's often missing in poetry. Thank you, thank you for the smiles - and yes, I tried to say them!

(The illustration is ideal!)

[MomzillaNC]

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[alesuriko]

Very nice sir, I love tongue twisters and hate them with the same passion. We use them often in acting for speech practice and as annoying as they are, they're helpful too. It also helps that I'm usually good at them but when they finally get me to slip up it evokes glares haha. But this was really well done, integrated the well known tongue twisters from out playful childhood pasts with new imagery and new words to tie our tongues around. The seashells one is probably my favorite tongue twister that I can remember right now. Great poem.

[MomzillaNC]

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[Butterfly Effect ~]

Love it Richard! It is how I think and often how I speak. Sometimes the simple extracted from our memory, like in nursery rhymes, can be recycled into such new found beauty. Don't you think?

~ Butterfly Effect ~

[MomzillaNC]

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[Brianna Brie]

Enjoyed this fun ode to the tongue twister. Some days we sit around making up silly twisters just for the fun of it. Kudos!

[MomzillaNC]

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[Mason Vail]

It's a good thing I get to type this, 'cause my tongue is offline with technical difficulties...
What fun! I absolutely loved tongue twisters as a kid (hey, whaddaya know - I still do!) and the familiar references blended together are simultaneously novel and nostalgic.

[MomzillaNC]

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[Legion]

Blah! Blah! Blah!

That is the sound of my trying to untwist my tongue. ;P

I like this. Very whimsical.

Quick question, if a woodchuck can chuck wood, how much wood would Chuck chuck if Chuck was a champion woodchucker?

[MomzillaNC]

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[Jessica]

wow it takes talent to do what you did here! Good Job! i like how you made all the famouse tongue twisters come together in a very clever way! nicely donee!

[MomzillaNC]

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[DC Gentleman]

One of the most creative poems I;ve read in a while.. I applaud the skill it took to put those words together...

Simply awesome..

[MomzillaNC]

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[Gandré]

I enjoyed this a lot.
Your most original work!

[MomzillaNC]

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[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Congrats on your winning poem

[MomzillaNC]

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