The Bacon Tree Poem by Chuck Audette

The Bacon Tree

Rating: 5.0


me and Pedro had dees plan
to get around de INS man
so we snuck across de U.S border
but den got lost and out of order
in de desert now for days
de hunger, eet ees maken us craze
den smelt a smell dat was so yummy
we were led to by our tummy
over de top of de dune we see
de most pretty mirage dat ever could be
for, if we are not meestaken
dat's a tree all covered in bacon!
I tink I smell Maple-flavored
and Hickory smoke, oh how I savored
Pedro says, 'dat's Canadian-style! '
but someting bugs me all de while
dees cant be
no bacon tree
we must be going loco
Pedro says 'I geet me some!
and den I find some cocoa'
so down to de tree he so happy runs
when out of de leaf poke ten machine guns
pow pow pow! dey guns attack!
Pedro screams and runs on back
'I'm bleeding! Dey shot at me!
I got one in the tush!
No way ees dat a bacon tree!
eet ees
a HAM bush! '

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Esther Leclerc 02 June 2006

hahaha! ! ! Good one, I think, derived from one posted at PIM, right? Nothing funnier than a bullet in the buttocks, unless it's you bleeding of course! Ham bush - you need slapping, Chuck! Est : ]

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R H 02 June 2006

Laughing out loud - brilliant! A compelling tale that had me hooked right til the very end - original and funny, a 10 for sure! Justine: ]

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Dee Daffodil 02 June 2006

Groan.......but a good groan.....a kind of joyfull...Ya got me! kind of groan! ! I love this one...but can't we please bump the scale up to 20? ? ? ? Hugs, Dee

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Anna Russell 03 June 2006

Oh Chuck, poor Erin! Just kidding - and smiling. Nice one. Hugs Anna xxx

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Ernestine Northover 06 June 2006

My, My, My! Hi Ham so amused by this one. Certainly had a 'bang' at the end. The idea of a 'bacon tree' sounds great though. Love Ernestine XXX

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Karen Sinclair 23 October 2012

OMG! ! ! ! lol..... hahaha! ! ! ! thanks a bunch, my heads killing me now from roaring and i mean roaring with laughter......the funniest thing i have read ever! ! ! i cannot stop mulling dis one oder! saved to read to me dad thanks

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Poetry Hound 07 July 2006

Aaaaaargh! You get a drummer's rimshot for the ending. But I must say, you had me hooked and I read the whole gosh darn stupid thing. Very funny.

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Hilariously idiotic (but not) . Well-structured and an entertaining read in every sense. Even to a vegetarian!

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Duncan Wyllie 08 June 2006

Very funny spin on this, laughing all the way, you tell them well Was is crispy bacon, Smells good from here! 10! , love Duncan

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Lea Simpson 07 June 2006

De pun iz not my favourite, but deez poem iz funnee (or should I say punee?) .

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Chuck Audette

Chuck Audette

Poetry Hell, Vermont
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