Pumpkin

A pumpkin in his pumpkin patch

all through October’s chill,

adventure burned his very core;

he hankered for a thrill

 

The other pumpkins laughed at him

“You’re quite out of your gourd!”

But he just knew he had to leave

that field made him so bored

 

One day there came a raucous pair

they picked him from the bunch;

his life would be much different now,

he surely had a hunch

 

But he had not quite understood

an autumn pumpkin’s role

and soon his happy dreams were squashed,

out of our friend’s control

 

Now he wears an eerie grin,

his hollow eyes inert

at least his life was not in vain ~

who’s ready for dessert?   ;)

Author's Note

Mmmm... pumpkin pie.... ;)

Reviews

[NeiL ArandA]

Wow how'd you always come up with something really this good . With a stump card on the last line . A pumpkin pie perhaps... Thanks for the read request . I like your autumn and Halloween motif

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Neil! I just look for the poetry that hides in everything.

[Renée]

lol 0o0o0ooo no wonder pumpkins don't sport legs..if they did it would be a different story...
Very witty and fun Rita !

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! That's a great image! Thanks, Renee!

[Renée]

Loved it Rita always a pleasure to read your witty writes ( :

[Baby Ricochet]

He gave his life to a worthy cause

[Rita L. Sev]

Pie is a very worthy cause... :) Thanks, Mark!

[Marie]

At least he was useful...serving as jack-o-lantern and dessert....

[Rita L. Sev]

Yep - nothing went to waste!

[The Nude Writer]

Haha! This is great! So crafty and witty. Made my day =D

[Rita L. Sev]

;) Thanks, Sophie!

[Aethereal]

This is a cute poem, but I’ve always seen pumpkins as being girls: I was inspired to use some of your words to write the following gift quatrain for you:

Mrs. Pumpkin

Hoping for much more
through October’s chill,
deep within her core
she longed for a thrill.

[Rita L. Sev]

Hmmm... I guess I associate the jack-o-lantern with being male, so the pumpkin is male... :) Thanks, Aethereal!

[Aethereal]

I know that they are rare, but some jack-o-lanterns are girly jacqueline-o-lanterns.

[Rita L. Sev]

:) LOL! :)

[Sarah Lynn]

What a fun and festive poem! Loving this time of year and your poem just made it that much better ! Job well done !

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Sarah Lynn!

[Sarah Lynn]

You're very welcome !

[Aehr]

I love this so much! Its humorous and cute. Lovely for fall :D Good job!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Rhea! :)

[Aehr]

:) Any time! :D

[Jack...]

Very, very good. So much fun to read and smile. Rita, you have a wonderful gift of bringing happiness in words to us. This poem right here should be a classic and should be read every autumn season. So much fun.

[Rita L. Sev]

Jack, your words made me smile! Thank you so much!

[Michael G. Smith]

Like how you inseted; gourd, squash etc... Nice little tale.

[Rita L. Sev]

I like bad puns ;) Thanks, Mike!