You Are Hereby Cited

You are hereby cited to appear

In First District Court next Tuesday

To face charges of reckless operation

Of a supermarket shopping cart.

You were observed

Speeding in the canned goods aisle,

Side swiping a parked cart,

and making an inproper turn

at fruits and vegetables.

You were also observed,

sampling grapes and strawberries.

If you fail to appear

The Jolly Green Giant

Will hunt you down and flog you

With an asparagus spear.

 

Author's Note

I hope I brought a smile.

Reviews

[BrightEyes]

Like Jessica below me, I wondered what crime I had committed when I saw this in my inbox! Yikes! Was glad to see it was something you wrote; happier still when I read it. Made me laugh and that is always a good thing. Cute, clever and very funny. Thanks for sharing this. :)

[Kelley Pascoe]

Your so funny Norma!!! Put that stawberrie down........................smile. Great write, and it put a smile on my face. I will send this to my girl friend I think she will get a kick out of it. Thanks for sharing.
Kelley Frost

[Bill Hancock]

LOL! What a cute poem!

Light hearted yet I somehow know that person that side swiped my cart a couple of weeks ago in a rush to get to the frozen foods section!!

Very nicely done and a great flow!

Regards,
Bill

[Helen Woodward]

Ha!!! Brilliantly written Norma...couldn't have said it better myself. How unique is this?...
Extremely unique, you have a great sense of humor that is contagious...LOVED IT!!!!
Asparagus? That's gotta hurt!

[Gordon Greene]

I hate the grocery store.
I love this poem!
I was always a little afraid of Little Sprout (never trust a green kid).
I can't wait for more!

Gordon

[A.M.P.]

Hahahah! That was LOVELY! Hilarious, witty, overall AWESOME. Adding to my favorites. Such a GREAT poem, I loved it! THANK YOU!

[Emily B]

I really like Vanessa's comment . . . but I do like strawberries. Funny poem. Remind me to take my sense of humor along next time I go to Wal-mart.

[Vanessa Whiteley]

In my defence it wasn�t me speeding in the canned goods aisle. My supermarket trolleys wouldn't pass their maintenance test and are not aisle worthy. They have a tendency to pull to the side and their wheels jam. But I do like strawberries.

Delightful poem, imaginative and funny.

[Randall]

Haha, you made me laugh from the start. Thanks for the lively little piece that is sure to entertain many.

[James K. Blaylock]

Oh my God, I just loved this one! It really have me laughing, what a wonderfully fun piece. Thanks so very much for sharing, Norma.