Funnel Cake Joan

A fall poem.

 

Funnel Cake Joan

 

Her name is

Funnel Cake Joan.

Wherever she roams, 

she peddle's those

hot crispy funnel cakes,

sprinkled with

load's of powdered sugar.

 

Her eyes are dirt brown

her belly is very round

but her smiling spirit will

warm your heart from

the very start of your friendship.

 

She's got a heart of gold,

so I've been told.

She'll even give her

customers a scoop of

cold vanilla bean ice cream

on top of every funnel cake

that she expertly makes

before she goes home.

 

She has a real talent for

squeezing the zesty lemons

when preparing her signature,

freshly squeezed lemonade.

 

But be careful when asking

for employment, because

she's really very hard to please.

She'll have you wheezing to leave

after lifting heavy bags of flour

and beating bowls and bowls

of batter with a handdrill all day.

 

In the summer she frequents

the beaches and in the fall

she sets up shop close

to the town squares and the city halls,

but most people refer to her as

"Queen of the Dusty Fairground Halls."

 

For at the fairgrounds

you'll often find a gigantic

line that snakes it's way

completely around the

fairground packed with 

hungry people desperately

seeking her infamous funnel cakes.

 

But don't worry about the time

 if you find yourself at the back of her line. 

Because Funnel Cake Joan would

never hang-up her apron,

and head for home to turn

on her telly until everyone is

satisfied with a hot, delicious

funnel cake to warm up their belly.

 

 

 

Reviews

[Michael of Gilead]

Ahh...funnel cakes, a wonderful treat. We have plenty of Joans around here :)

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A story within a poem, so well described... really enjoy this, was a breath of fresh air..You have John is your title, should it be Joan?

[Bubo]

Wonderful descriptions...........funnel cake I have not heard of, but what a beautiful tale of a woman who brings pleasure. I think your title meant Joan and not John?
I enjoyed this, and could see her lugging her flour bags and smiling.