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

[Baby Ricochet]

Fun poem. I like the ending

[Rita L. Sev]

:) Thanks, Mark.

[Marie]

That was very clever of your student...and inspired a very clever poem.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Marie - he is a pretty quick-thinking kid!

[A. Amos]

Interesting write and enjoyable read...good job my friend!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, A.

[A. Amos]

You're most welcome

[Aethereal]

I enjoyed your play on words here. It inspired me to write the following sentence:

It’s no lie that a large quantity of lye lies on the ground ahead of us in preparation for the planting of this years crop of sweet corn.

[Rita L. Sev]

:) Words can be so much fun! Thanks, Aethereal.

[willweb]

Say that 3 times real fast. This was fun today Rita. I really enjoyed the poem and the Author's Notes are priceless. You never know what you will hear.

[Rita L. Sev]

The things asked in a classroom really are priceless, and can be so much fun! Thanks, Will!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Oh my that is a cute little ditty and I think even some lessons to be learned from this fun little tongue twister.

[Rita L. Sev]

:) Love that you had fun with this - thanks, Dale!

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

My pleasure Rita

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this silly poem is a bunch of "pun" oops, "fun"!

now i am sure i must be wearing a rye smile.

thanks.

[Rita L. Sev]

;) Words are the best toys, aren't they? Thanks, Jacob!

[Sharon Kim]

Great play on words! I love those kinds of lessons.

[Rita L. Sev]

Nothing like those teachable moments! Thanks, Sharon!