Friday, June 5, 2009

Essay Contest Honorable Mention - the last one!




The following is the last honorable mention essay. It is a silly one, with a gritty kernel of truth to it. Bonnie; Friend
or Foe? You be the judge! (Well, the judging has already occurred, but you know what I mean...) Please assume the words in brackets are delicately crossed out with a thin line so that they can still be read, but have obviously been excised from the poem in a fit of pique.


Bonnie Andrews:
The Woman in the Betsy-Tacy Series That I Most Admire


This poem is shamelessly dedicated to contest judge Darsa Morrow, because she once dedicated a poem, “Odes to Bonnie,” to me.

Bonnie the [Praying] Preying Enchantress
I think that I shall never see
A girl as [lovely] perfidious as Bonnie

A girl who [enchanted] stole beaux all day
While lifting plump hands to [pray] prey

A girl who strove [devoutly] deceptively to ensnare
[Converts] Tall dark strangers to her basement lair

A girl whose [sincere] alleged reforming line
Forced the Crowd on burn-ed toast to dine

Her departure shattered Christian Endeavor
Bonnie will be missed [forever] never!

(Note to judge: Please copy and paste this poem to the end of this essay until the required word minimum is met. Thank you.)

3 comments:

  1. Hilarious! Cindy in SC

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  2. LOVE IT!!! Can't wait to find out who wrote it... kindred spirit, that one.

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  3. burn-ed toast - love!
    -Susann

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