Southern Spanish

by pome lover

In my sophomore year in high school
Taking Spanish or French was the rule;
I chose Spanish because
The old French teacher was
Partial to strong ridicule--

Monsieur Molineux was his name.
To have girls in tears was his aim;
Since I was a girl,
I gave Spanish a whirl,
Hoping this teacher's temper was tame.

When we Georgians talk, you may know
Our words are drawled--Southern slo-mo
So "como esta?"
Became "como eh-us-tah"
But "grassy-ass" was a no-no!

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Schooled on Limericks! writing prompt entry

Writing Prompt
It's that time of year... back to school! So, to help cheer up those of us who might need that extra smile to happily get back into the routine, your challenge is to write a limerick poem [it can be up to THREE stanzas = three limericks] about school. It can be about a personal experience, it can be about a favorite (or feared!) teacher, it can be about the school cafeteria (or the food therein!), it can be generalized, it can be very, very specific - ideas are as limitless as your imagination.... but your goal is to make us laugh! Only one stipulation: keep it clean, people!! :-)

Remember a limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables while rhyming and having the same verbal rhythm. The third and fourth lines only have to have five to seven syllables, and have to rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm. An example is given below (from the famous Edward Lear!)

There was an Old Man with a beard
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!'

Of course, I'm kidding, although I have to say our pronunciation, especially with the Castilian "th", was probably not recognizable to any Hispanic, of which there was not one in the school. Anyway, later, when I moved to Texas, instead of Castilian, it was Tex-Mex. (but ya'll is still ya'll! And east Texas is a whole other country.
for those who may not know, gracias - Spanish for thank you.

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Southern Spanish

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