Something Silly

I was lying on a polyester quilt my grandmother (Elsie Katherine) handmade when this poem came to my mind.  The word "polyester" inspired this poem I suppose. 

I think I was having an "Amelia Bedelia" moment.

Polly and Ester

Polly and Ester were eccentric twin sisters,

Not only that, they both were spinsters,

They lived together happily at the end of the lane,

Most of the town thought them quite insane,

They rode a bicycle.  It was built for two,

Polly’s left shoe was red and the right shoe blue,

Ester’s left shoe was blue and the right shoe red,

They both wore gingham bonnets on their head,

They had three cats, a milk cow, a rooster, and a goat,

And around their house, was a cheese-filled moat,

They spent their days knitting tiny sweater vests,

For the mice in their house; they considered them guests,

Their house was painted orange and the shutters were pink,

That’s an odd combination, now don’t you think?

They were happy on their porch in rocking chairs,

They got a lot of looks, and they got a lot of stares,

But Polly and Ester weren’t bashful or shy,

They danced and sang as the people passed by,

The braids in their hair were incredibly long,

And the smell from the cheese moat was incredibly strong,

All the townspeople knew they meant no harm,

As they walked down the street arm in arm,

Polly and Ester marched to their own unique tune,

As they wore overcoats in the middle of June,

Polly and Ester were eccentric twin sisters,

Not only that, they both were spinsters

Tammy Harvey

Written:  1/19/2017