“They Say Only The South Wind Flattens The Grass”
I’ve been living here a while now, but
I’ve never heard anyone say it and
I have no idea whether it’s true or not
so I guess I shouldn’t say it, either.
Only my Uncle Whacky says they say it
(or people say that’s what he says)
but how the hell would he know?
And who the hell would listen to him?
He’s always lived right here
where there’s almost no grass
and never a southern breeze.
No wonder they call him “Whacky”.
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For this week’s Poetics Challenge Sarah has given us some titles to choose from and set us free to play…
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dVerse Poets Pub
Tuesday Poetics
~ Travels In The Wild ~
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Scrambled, Not Fried 
Ha… love it, whacky indeed. Reminds me of someone who said that “people are saying” to hide their lies.
What I remember of the wind in my childhood was that the west wind brought us storms, and the south wind usually brought warmth.
You made me smile hugely with this one, Ron 💝💝
LOL thanks for the laugh, Ron!
made me giggle, love the humour of this!
I love the voice you write with!
Hahaha! Love this!
Enjoyed this!
This made me smile, Ron!
I like your twist at the end! I wonder what the correlation is between wacky and truth!!??
Ten Stars from me … would love to meet Uncle Whacky.
hehe very clever and funny!
I love the conversational tone in this. I got the picture of a freckle-nosed kid who just won’t accept what his elders tell him. Has to keep asking questions. Probably gets sent outside to keep him quiet. Lovely poem.
thanks for the laughter with Uncle Whacky p.s. we chose the same title but he never featured in mine
You told them, the people who ‘say’ that what they ‘say’ has about as much truth in it as the people who talk about hen’s teeth, pigs flying and predicting the weather from chickens’ innards.
“They say” is dangerous territory. (K)
I love you Ron — you always make me smile brother. I love the way you look at life. I hope you never lose that marvelous perspective.
No grass and no breeze makes this prompt a challenge….smiles. It was fun to read.
Maybe there’s something in his tobacky. 😉
LOL! Thank you for this morning’s laugh, Ron. It’s so miserable and rainy and grey outside, and laughs are hard to come by nowadays.