The Tooth Fairy
by Emily Smucker
(In honor of Sharon C)
Beware the tooth fairy, my friend
She’s cunning and she’s sly.
What does she do with all those teeth?
I’ve heard many a lie.
They say she turns them into snow
And with a little tooth
She makes a full-size doorknob. Ha!
But me, I know the truth.
She takes them to her workshop
And with what’s left of your grin
She makes a pair of dentures
Then she throws them in a bin.
And from there, the dentists buy them
And they pay quite a high price
And the tooth fairy thinks money
Is something that’s quite nice.
For with money she gets children’s teeth
When they have fallen out
So now you know the truth
Because I’ve let the truth get out.
So old people, beware! Because
When you’re eating a meal
Those "false teeth" chewing up your food
Are really very real.
Quote of the Day:
"There isn't a blessed thing you won't say or think of."
--Sharon C, to Emily
Are you trying to tell us that Sharon is now wearing her teeth? I sure hope so. I dont care what they're made of I just want those teeth in next time I see her! ya got that Sharon Marie?
ReplyDeleteOh my! That poem is so Emily.IT has Smucker logic, because it makes perfect sense, combined with imagination that comes only from her. :)
ReplyDeleteJessi
Poor Sharon...I still love you.
ReplyDeleteI still love you too sharon.
ReplyDeleteDon't you just feel warm and fuzzy with all this love you're getting Sharon??HA!!!
ReplyDeleteYou mean you actully wear them enough to have to soak them? Hm where have I been?
ReplyDeleteMrs. Darling--Sharon told me that you don't need any defending and you can take care of yourself just fine. I believe her. Honestly, you two.
ReplyDeleteNaomi--When I spoke at a women's retreat in Georgia in 2003 (any chance you were there??) one woman told me that she finally decided my life isn't any more exciting than anyone else's but I just tell about it differently.
I do think I have unusual children but then I am very biased like most moms are.
Emily, That peom really is good! You just keep this up, jotting down a few lines whenever you get the urge, and I bet some of them will turn out to be keepers, and you will have a great time reading them in 20 years. (And your mother as well - they may brighten her days in the rocking chair! : )
ReplyDeleteDorcas, don't bother looking up "peom" on dictionary.com or whatever that was..... : )
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