Take with a Grain of Salt

His name was Ryan ~

he went by Ry ~

he was the county’s

baking guy

until one day, in mid-July

his dough mixer went quite awry,

twisting up his bread supply

and now no righteous man will buy

a gnarled loaf of Ry’s wry rye

Author's Note

After learning that a synonym for "wry" is "twisted", a student asked, "Is that why that bread is called wry bread? You know, that twisty bread?" His question inspired a quick vocabulary lesson... and this silly pun poem. :)

Reviews

[Motherless]

Lol What a lot of Wryness

[Rita L. Sev]

;) This was a fun one to write! Glad you enjoyed!

[Matching Socks]

Ha! Love it. And how it came to life is awesome. :-)

[Rita L. Sev]

That is one of my favorite "behind the poem" stories. :) Thanks, Ance!

[Matching Socks]

It's a pretty great story, I laughed when I read it, and let out a big awwwww!

[Lydia Shutter]

Absolutely adorable...and the fact this all came about because a student asked you a question makes it more special to me. Hmm..."twisty bread" would be more challah if you ask me! :) Great rhyming. Lydi**

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! You know, it took me a moment to figure out which "twisty bread" he was talking about! Thanks, Lydi!

[Debbie_Philly]

LOL.... thats a really fun piece... I liked it allot !! :)

[Rita L. Sev]

The kids are really a great resource for fun poems! Thanks, Debbie!

[cartera]

A piece of fun. However, there may be enough hungry unrighteous folk to empty his shelves. Mid-July too eh? Really bad luck.

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! Yes, you are right - I'm sure Ryan will have plenty of business after all... ;) Thanks for stopping by!

[Lyn Anderson]

That is hilarious -- I wont' ask how old the kid was, nothing would surprise me.

[Rita L. Sev]

Lol! Actually, he was a pretty sharp kid (7th grade, incidentally). The word was just outside his experience. I do love it when such questions lead to "teachable moments". :) Thanks, KL - glad you enjoyed!

[Sami Khalil]

A marvelous witty poem with a twist. Bravo..................

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Sami! :)

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome....:)......

[Relic]

hahahaha, love the ending. Great poem.

[Rita L. Sev]

:) Thanks, Tim. Glad you enjoyed!

[kublakhan27]

Haha Smart kid...I concur with Frieda, this is quintessential you all they way...nicely done Rita :)

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! Thanks, Steve! Hmmm... me all the way - I must be goofy to the core! :)

[Frieda P]

Only you Rita, only you ;) I was hoping it was about margaritas....funny stuff, kids....

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! Yes, they always make me smile! I'll have to put some thought into a margarita poem... ;)

[Frieda P]

Can't wait...cheers ;)