The Man of the House

Tom gets a lesson in reality

 

The Man of the House

 

By Elton Camp

 

“He who would not be a henpecked fool

Must show his wife that he means to rule”

 

Tom had heard that saying all his life

He tried to apply it when he took a wife

 

He tried the “man of the house” routine,

Running out the back door Tom was seen

 

Meg had a rolling pin in her hand

“How dare you make such a demand!”

 

Tom got a large knot on his head

Only a month after he was wed

 

What might have worked long ago

Made poor Tom have to eat crow

 

Reviews

[Carol Cashes]

This is another little gem. I like your rhyming pattern - I'm sure it has a name, but I wouldn't know it.
This is marital advice "lite" and wonderfully done.