Isabelle's Ice Cream: Every Flavor You Dream
Reading the sign, feeling quite smart,
Little Johnny decided to give Ole’ Isabelle a start:
“Every flavor?” He nags with a snark,
“I bet you don’t have the flavor I want,
I’’ll bet you five cents it’s not here in this cart.”
Accepting the bet,
aware of the scam,
Ole’ Isabelle listed her favorites, from spinach to spam.
His head hung in shame, admittedly beat,
little Johnny left
with no frozen treat.
About the Creator
Jessica McGlaughlin
"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."
A piece of paper taped to a wall of an elementary school said this, it really resonated with me.
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Hahahahahahaha he sure wasn't expecting that. Loved your poem!