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The Gumball Machine

Chink! One quarter in the machine ... Crank! Crank! Crank! Gumballs tumble ... Plunk! ... I got one! ... Open the door. Why was it always ... Never the color I wanted?

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Line Gauthier

Date: 10/21/2022 3:44:00 PM

Very haiku-like with your snappy punchline. Love it.

Kelly Deschler
Date: 11/5/2022 10:25:00 AM

Thank you so much Line... Glad you liked it!

Speaks Volumes

Date: 10/18/2022 3:45:00 PM

They tiny folk inside the machine have ESP. They know you wanted yellow so they push out an orange one, so you will come back for your favorite. Such a fun poem Kelly. Enjoyed it. ( Almost as much I bet as you enjoyed the bubblegum!)

Kelly Deschler
Date: 10/29/2022 8:06:00 AM

Thank you Wendy... Glad you enjoyed it! ... You may be right. It seemed like I always got the white gumballs, which were mint flavored. I didn't like mint when I was a kid and I'm not crazy about it to this day... The pink bubble gum flavor was my favorite, but I rarely got one from a gumball machine. Maybe that's why I started buying it in packs :)

Michael Tor

Date: 10/13/2022 4:46:00 PM

Lol. Love how you made it like I was there listening and getting my own gumball. Exactly like how I use to buy lol. Love all your sound affects...

Kelly Deschler
Date: 10/27/2022 8:10:00 AM

Thank you Michael ... Glad you liked it ... It was a fun one to write! ... I was hoping that this poem would bring back some fond memories for someone... It did for me :)

Harry Horsman

Date: 10/12/2022 8:11:00 PM

Easy Peasy Kelly, so that you put in another quarter. Nice little poem, it's life, that's what poetry's all about. Be Safe.....Harry

Kelly Deschler
Date: 10/23/2022 7:22:00 PM

Thank you ... And, you're right, Harry. I can always try, try again :)

Eve Roper

Date: 10/12/2022 5:57:00 PM

hahahaha... never what you want when it is a random choice.

Kelly Deschler
Date: 10/23/2022 7:05:00 PM

That's true ... And, I guess, as children, we never understood that. But, it also taught us that we may not always get what we want in life...