Don’t bring your sheep to Supervalu
And if she tries to boss/ corral you
Stand up to her, this femme fatale ewe
Is bound to turn into a bully
She’d climb on the deli, and go for a graze
There’d be no keeping up with her sure footed ways
She’d run amok in the veggie displays
How can I tell you more fully?
Your even toed ungulate sure won’t keep the peace
She’d wolf into freshly cooked breads, such caprice
Is tough to combat when you’re faced with a fleece
Giving dark looks from eyelashes all woolly
Don’t listen if she tells you she’s only being human
And wants something tasty to fill up her rumen
Forget it, watch her close, or you’ll be left fumin'
No Supervalu for your sheep today
(* for the foreigners - it's pronounced to rhyme with value... this is why it's taken this long to write, so hard to rhyme)
8 comments:
'And if she tries to boss/ corral you
Stand up to her, this femme fatale ewe'
Rhyme of the week award methinks.
Also you is Baa-rking mad.
I knew there was a reason why I didn't bring Benson to Supervalu!
Yes, the rhyming is to die for, daaaaaaahling. Incidentally though, doesn't Supervalu valu ewe?
Ah, as a bit of a sheep expert I have to say that's right on the money. Great sheep knowledge, stunning rhyme.
I wonder, however, why if it's pronounced 'Supervalue' it isn't spelt 'Supervalue'? One missing vowel can't save that much.
loved it!!
Giving dark looks from eyelashes all woolly - great image lol
As someone in an area of the United States known for our fondness of sheep, I can say that you may have saved many relationships with this poem. Standing up to a femme fatale ewem however, is a good way to get lambasted.
Surely rhyme of the year TFE?!?
Socks, am sure Benson would behave alright.
Peter - excellent point, though I think you'll find the motto has changed to "Real Food, Real People" not pronounced like the Real in Real Madrid by the way.
Tks muchly Titus, if you add up all the ink you'd save on those e's you'd save alot of e's tho... maybe they wanted George Perec to be able to include it in his novel...
Tks Lily - sheep are deadly, despite the cuteness, and I don't mean that in the Dublin sense of the word deadly as in "good or cool" more baa'd. :-)
Dead Acorn, lambasted! I love it. Glad to be of service and a point of guidance as always.
Great thoughtful write, beautiful blog. Love it!
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