So True

Based on two old wives tales

Poor Suzie Butter boo-hooed so

when snapping turtle bit her toe

Never would it let her go

till it heard the thunder roll

Which turtle never did, you know,

though droplets fell in sunlight glow

Twas just the tears of wicked Flo

being beaten by her beau,

Beelzabub, who lives below

Author's Note

Listening to the thunderstorms this morning.

Reviews

[Sheila Kline]

It's great you could take listening to thunderstorms and come up with this write! It takes me back to my childhood when we would put our ear close to the earth when we heard thunder and say the devil was beating his wife, or when it the sun was shining and it was raining....oh, what fun we had with it all!
Thanks for the glimpse back to years ago my friend!! And, I add the pic is perfect! Great name choices too........Suzie Butter.....love it!

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks, Sheila. Though we come from opposite sides of the south, much is still the same. As a kid, I'd see a snapping turtle in the swimming hole and automatically look around for any rain clouds.

[Lady Glitter]

Short and funny. I've heard that wive's tale too, about the devil beating his wife. I like this meandering little verse that's all about a wandering mind and association during a thunderstorm. I think you enjoy folk tales too.

[Samuel Dickens]

When a kid, people would tell me, "Sammy, if a snapping turtle bites you, it won't let go until it thunders."

[Lady Glitter]

That's right! I forgot about that part. So this verse is really about a double association, where both are merged in 9 short lines. Very clever!

[roarke]

AND................!?

come on man, jump on this thing. Let it spin dervish out of control dude. lol

[Samuel Dickens]

When writing this, I couldn't think of anymore old wives tales I could connect in one story. You give me an idea, though, about letting the dervish spin.

[Eileenws]

Fun poem. Reminds me of a nursery rhyme!

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks, Eileen. It's not much, but I did mean for it to resemble a nursery rhyme. It's based on two different old wives tales that grew up hearing. (A) When a turtle bites you, it won't let go until it hears thunder, and (B) When rain falls while the sun is shining, it means the devil is beating his wife.

[Eileenws]

Interesting old wives tales! Thanks for sharing.