The Tongue Twister

"It's a twister!" - For the "Twist it Twisted" contest

 

An ode in homage to the simple Tongue Twister that has brought joy and laughter to so many.  You'll find the words of six well-known Tongue Twisters among these lines.  May you enjoy them and remember the fun you had with them in times past.  - Rick

 

The Tongue Twister

 

When rubber buggy bumpers bump

When she sells all her seaside shells

Then lips long locked laugh lusciously

For frown from face falls finally

 

When pecks of pickles Peter picks

When woodchuck chucks the wood he could

Then thrice three times the tongue takes twist

And merry mirth marrow shan't miss!

 

For this diversion I do thank

The black boot brought by bootblack back

And fat frogs flying past so fast

For with a twister grief can’t last

 

 

©2009 Richard Puetter

All rights reserved

 

 

 

Reviews

[emmajoy]

Really enjoyed being reminded of those tongue twisters I had fun with when I was 'ickle'! Think you have nine here?

Beautifully put together and truly fun .. something that's often missing in poetry. Thank you, thank you for the smiles - and yes, I tried to say them!

(The illustration is ideal!)

[MomzillaNC]

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[Kyla Ford]

This is equal parts playful, lighthearted, and really beautifully written. Enjoyed this read very much!

[realmwriter]

I must admit that there were two instances in which I wasn't able to get my tongue around the words when I read them aloud. But alas this is truly a good tongue twister and fun to read.

[MomzillaNC]

This is delightful! I had to learn all those damnable tongue twisters in speech therapy for the elocution section. You left out Damian Donovan's Dog, Dancing down the drive! And that big black bug who bit that big black bear! LOL

[Lindsey Nguyen]

hahah fun to read!!!!!!!!

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[CoraZanini]

this honestly made my day!

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[THEAMATEURPOET]

Really? I thought humour was going to be extinct.

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[Mirs]

This was great! It brought a double-dose of humour: 1. reading the tongue twisters and messing them up and 2. remembering my childhood days of trying to say them.

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[Matyushkin]

Sweet :)

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[Morrigan Nicole]

Cute and fun!

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[Summer'sBreeze]

like it

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