Certainly Strange Sally

An odd duck, for sure.

Certainly Strange Sally

Sally is certainly strange,

and not especially bright

She insists she only daydreams

in the middle of the night

She wears her wristwatch backwards

so she can look back in time

She submits blank papers in writing class 

titled "Dialogue of a Mime"

She named her goldfish Fluffy

She sings to her spare change

She eats spearmint gum on crackers

Yes, Sally is certainly strange.

Reviews

[Samuel Jack]

HAHA fun poem. Im a bit of a weirdo myself, so i love reading about Sallys funny little quirks. is sally based on someone you taught or yourself?

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks so much, Samuel! Sally is, I suppose, a representative of all the "odd" people I know, including myself, and several students. :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

What a sweet and fun read... but it brings up such a great point that people who do not go with the flow are deemed unusual when really they are enjoying just being themselves.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Dale. Being somewhat of a nonconformist, I relate a bit to Sally... :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

So do I :)

[Aethereal]

This poem was fun to read. It inspired me to write your first verse another way which you must keep as your own because I made very few changes. I kept to seven syllable /0/0/0/ meter and overlapped the rhyme to get:

Sally is strange, so it seems,
with a mind that's less than bright.
She craves wide awake daydreams
in the middle of the night.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you!

[Jack...]

Funny my friend. Love the wearing the watch backwards to look back in time. Now I know this was fun to write. Where do you come up with these things...wait, Sally wasn't one of your students, was she? Very cool Rita,

[Rita L. Sev]

Yes, it was actually fun to write. Wrote this one a couple of years ago, a classroom challenge to create a character and write a poem about him or her. Sally is based on - well, every non-conformist I know! Thanks, Jack! :)

[icelandicblue]

I like your quirky and clever poem. I laughed at dialogue of a mime- funny stuff.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you! Glad to give a smile!

[Will]

Haha I like it! Funny, cute, and utterly simple. Great write :)

[Robert James Parfett]

Great little poem. I wish more people were like Sally. It would make the world a much more interesting place.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you - I agree - and I have known a few Sallys in my day!

[quinfinn]

sally sounds like quite the character. i think i like her already! what a cute and thought provoking write. well done!

[Rita L. Sev]

Well, thank you, quinfinn. I am partial to nonconformist characters.

[quinfinn]

you just met one of the originals!