Thanks to Jenny Matlock, we have a fun writing option each week. Jenny offers a prompt every Saturday. The task is to include the prompt in a piece that does not exceed 100 words (not including the prompt). This week's prompt is bolded below. Enjoy, and have a peaceful weekend!
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In closing, my friends, I will do everything within my power to bring about peace and harmony. My plan for ridding the universe of evil requires just one simple tool: a hammer.
If I had a hammer, my friends, I’d hammer at the meanies.
I’d hammer at their kneezies, and
All over their hands.
I’d hammer at their noses,
I’d hammer at their toes-es.
I’d hammer at their groins,
I’d hammer ‘til they're knowin'
That it’s about love between my brothers and my sisters
a-a-all over this la-a-a-and.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh.
Vote for me. I'm about to buy a hammer.
Dylan would be proud.
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Oops. Make that Pete Seeger. I started second guessing myself and checked...
ReplyDeleteLeave it to you to put a twist on it!
ReplyDeletegood one Robyn...
LOL, I liked it. Way to change the song with a topical twist.
ReplyDeleteMy 1st visit I take it you like chocolate loved your take so much
ReplyDeleteOf course, this prompt is from a song! Great take!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Anna
Anna's SC Week 23
Good one, an uplifting take on that hammer!
ReplyDeleteBe careful with hammers, as it can mean the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor.
ReplyDeletePete Seeger and Lee Hayes would laugh their butts off as loud as I did! Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI should teach this song to my first graders.
ReplyDeleteOh I love me some Pete Segerish ballading.
ReplyDeleteCUTE! Sing songy and fun!
ReplyDeletelove it! :)
ReplyDeleteRobyn, very creative. Get a good hammer.
ReplyDeleteSue, thanks. I really had no idea who sang this. Thanks for the research. :0)
ReplyDeletePat, you mean this isn't what Seeger had in mind? Thanks, friend. xo
Viki, thanks. I never quite 'got' the actual song. This one, I get. ;-}
Tracy, welcome! Thanks so much. PS Yeah, I kinda like chocolate. xo
Thanks Anna! Best wishes to you too. (-=
Bookie, thanks, and I appreciate the visit. xo
Oilfield, that's very wise advice. Thanks for the input! (Who wants to stop at a mere misdeamenor?) ;->
PJ, I sure hope so. I'd prefer that to being struck by lightening or a hammer. xo
Cheeseboy, I'd love to see that vlog! I think they'd like it, especially the kneezies and toes-es parts. ;0)
Cheryl, thank you. Me too, I'm learning. Thanks for coming by. xo
Terra, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks. <-:
Ivana, thank you, new friend. xo
Chuck, I will. It's gotta be real sturdy. ;-]
I'll buy you a hammer if you can start with the tea party.
ReplyDeleteYou're too funny. I was humming that song in my head while I was reading your poem.
ReplyDeleteFunny thing, I told my hubs I only have two takes on this prompt. One is the song and other was the story about mom. Good thing I went with the story about mom. Hee hee. Very good Robyn!~Ames
what a funky folk singer you are.
ReplyDeleteSweetie, I can just see you with a guitar and a head-band! Good job!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful parody!
ReplyDeleteTeresa
Always loved that song!! Now I can't get it out of my head:) GREAT job!!
ReplyDeleteHahahaha. That is just awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI’d hammer at their toes-es ... I loved this, great SC LOL :o)
ReplyDeleteA slightly different take on the song there then! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Robyn. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
B xx
haha :)
ReplyDeleteso wonderful.
thanksfor your post, very good. saw your comment on my post re crying. crying, we are human and not nec. weak. thanks rose
ReplyDeleteGo ahead, I am with you!
ReplyDeletethat hammer
Bet they are scared shitless when the hammer-woman aka Thoria passes by....Happy hunting err...hitting. ;)
ReplyDeleteThe "Ooh ooh ooh ooh" is the icing on the cake. I'd like to hear you sing it.
ReplyDeleteSarah, it's a deal. Sarah P. will be first. xo
ReplyDeleteAmes, thanks. This was my only take on the prompt, so I had to go with it. :0)
CB, I try. Sort of but not really. xo
Judie, lol. I'd be wearing my tie dyed shirt too. [-:
Razzamadazzle, thank you! xo
Gayle, sorry you can't get it out of your head. Perhaps you could do some hammering.;->
BabySis, glad you liked it. xo
Deborah, thanks! {-:
jfb, thank you for visiting and commenting!xo
BettyM, I appreciate it. =)
Margg, thanks. xo
Rose, thank you. Hammering and crying are both therapeutic. [0=
Gautami, game on! We're a force to be reckoned with! xo
Songsnwords, let's hope they're scared shitless,cuz I'm a little nervous myself. ;0>
GB, thanks. I'm not a singer, but I could hammer at the same time to drown out my voice. xo
Interesting blog - funnily enough I have just been blogging about chocolate
ReplyDeleteThanx for teh follow Robyn - I mean I write about things other than chocolate bars but I think the meaning of existence can be reduced to three things, chocolate, chocolate and chocolate!
ReplyDeleteTrue, true, and true, my new friend. :0)
ReplyDeleteVery clever. I had the song stuck in my head the entire time I was writing mine. I think I prefer your version :) Stop by, mine is about chocolate! Kat
ReplyDeleteROFL! Could you hammer at my "kneezies" for me, you know, work out a dimple or two?
ReplyDeletei laughed and laughed and laughed! thanks for this precious centus. even made me forget my broken wrist for a moment...........cj
ReplyDeleteCJ, so glad I brought you laughter. Thank you! xo
ReplyDeleteMar, no, I couldn't knock your kneezies. You're not a meanie. Here, I'll hand over the hammer and close my eyes. :)
Kat, it's still stuck in my head! Oy. xo
I laughed. I thought. I laughed some more. I went to find my shoes so I could go and vote for you and then, alas, I realized it was just a story.
ReplyDeleteAnd I was enthralled in your cleverness and vision.
Wow.
Hope your hammer achieves its purpose and gets all those noses and toes-es :-)
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