What’s That Hanging From Your Nose?

Today is number 17 of my 30-day poetry-writing spree and things are still going well.
I decided to write a poem about a silly drawing I used to draw on the chalkboard as a child. It certainly is one of the silliest things I used to draw—not to mention its grossness! Years ago, I drew it for my children and they got kicks out of it—except the medium was a blackboard not a computer program. Although the pics posted here look a bit different from the original, the gist of their appearance comes through...

With that… I give you the poem...


What’s That Hanging From Your Nose?

What’s that hanging in your nose?

Could it be Mom’s pantyhose

A pri-ck-ly long stemmed rose

No, it can’t—I don’t suppose

What is that laying in your eye?

Looks like a worm with a large green sty

Doesn’t seem to gaze at the sky

Might be crawling toward your thigh

Why do you wear a shiny baldhead?

‘Cept that green hair and that red

Pro-ba-bly could toast wheat bread

O’er your brain in pan-shaped lead

Why do you have a purple lip?

Looks like a plastic paper clip

Strong enough to get a grip

On stair rails so you won’t slip

Never said what was in your nose

An-swer-ing I guess you chose

Not to say—not to disclose

‘Cause it’s where your earwax flows

Written by R. Renée Bembry

April 17, 2013

I hope you enjoyed this poem about weird things in the nose, eyes, and other facial features. You can leave a poem of your own, especially one about grossed out faces, in the comments section below. Plus, don't forget you can help a kid leave a poem for me and others to read in the comments section as well...

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