“Out of the Frying Pan”

Couplet
All my adventures suddenly began
When I tried to hop out of the frying pan

Rolled off the counter, fell on my face

This nearly delivered my coup de grace

Then you kicked me up into the air

I descended and alighted in your upholstered chair

You sent me airborne when you sat with a flop

I then landed in the frying pan on your stove-top

And that’s how my endeavor ended once more

In a ham and cheese omelet as it had twice before
 Dedication
I would like to dedicate this book to my parents.
They have wittingly embarrassed me in public. This action
of selfless love has taught me to speak out despite
inevitable humiliation. Thank you, Mom and Dad.

About the Author

I am Joseph Blake, I attend E. D. White Catholic High
and have one older brother and one younger sister. My
favorite colors are yellow, green, and purple and I love
wearing jackets. I strive to be the best and like learning
but not school. This is my first book.
 “Chicken”
Cinquain

Chicken
Fried, Baked
Eating, Cutting, Cooking
Delicious, Refreshing, Filling, Hot
Poultry

“Eggs and Roses”

Lyric
If I am eggs, and you are a rose
Then what better reason to be under the weather
Because eggs and roses everyone knows
Despite all efforts, can never be together
 “Benedict Fran”
Limerick
There once was an egg named Benedict Fran
He tried to talk to the egg-eating man
Now Fran’s dead ‘cuz
Sadly he was
Beheaded with a hot frying pan

The Grizzly
Haiku
The great grizzly lumbers
Claiming dominion over
The beasts of the wood.
 “Hard-Boiled”
Concrete poem
 “Spork”
Diamante poem

Fork
Pronged, Pointy
Stab, Pierce, Puncture
Steak, Chicken, Soup, Cereal
Slurp, Spooned, Scoop
Concave, Round
Spoon
“Farmer’s Good morning”
Free Verse
His dreams were fine, only
To be interrupted by day
He arose to check upon
The coop, it was secure
The stables were safe
Scrambling eggs for his meal
His eggs
His work and sweat
all for a life and a
“cock-a-doodle-doo”
Good morning
 “My Fantasy”
             Self- portrait poem
My life is like a fantasy
The land is green and lush
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But I’m stuck in this barren world though

Yeah, it’s nice but could be better
My heart holds longing for a fantasy world
Of dragons and magic and lore
Longing as rich as an golden egg
In that world I’d be brave and fair
Io
And courageous enough to love her.
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