The 51 Year Old Ring | Teen Ink

The 51 Year Old Ring

January 9, 2017
By LaurenKenobi PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
LaurenKenobi PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
32 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man." -Anthony Burgess
"We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it." -Anthony Burgess


“Do ‘ya know what?”, questioned Grandpa,
“Your Grandma and I have been married for 51 years!”.
Four year old flesh marvels webbed arms,
the boy’s dazzling eyes gaze upon Grandpa’s ring.

“‘Ya mean that you’ve had-dat ring on yer finger ‘fer 51 whole years?”
“You bet! And do ‘ya know what else?” Grandpa lead on.
“What’s-dat?” The youngster requested with a gaping jaw.
“If I took the ring off, my finger would come with it!” wisdom mocked.
“WOW! Well don’t take it off den!” oblivion gasped.


The author's comments:

Dialogue poem


Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.