I Flipped a Pancake High in the Air

Steven West
I flipped a pancake high in the air.
It landed on my wavy hair.
I looked rather foolish,
But I didn't care.

I flipped another pancake high in the air.
It landed on my shirt,
And I was in despair.
I had blueberry stains.
They looked very bad.
I'm sure that mom is going to be mad.

I flipped a final pancake high in the air.
It landed on Kim's face.
She didn't think it was very funny,
But she did enjoy the taste.

Published by Steven West

I have a passion for creative writing and political discourse. Happily married for over 24 years, I have 2 children and work with special needs kids in the public schools. I enjoy making people laugh and sm...  View profile

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  • Rebecca Tero11/9/2011

    Oh my! I haven't had something that made me laugh so much in a while! This was great, I LOVED it! Keep it up, my friend!

  • Sivaramakrishnan Ananthanarayanan11/5/2011

    There are also positive sides to even some unfortunate turn of events! The finished product turned out yummy indeed - siva

  • Lodie Quezada11/5/2011

    I think mom is going to enjoy the pancakes.

  • Mike Powers11/4/2011

    A fun poem! Thanks!

  • Peter Flom11/3/2011

    I don't flip pancakes!

  • Harriet Steinberg11/2/2011

    Sounds like you had a delicious pancake!!!

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