My Hot Dog Is Soggy
A Funny Independence Day / Fourth-of-July Barbecue Poem for Kids
From the book The Elephant Repairman
My hot dog is soggy.
My burger is wet.
My chicken is dripping.
I’m getting upset.
My corn on the cob
and my coleslaw and pie,
are so full of water
I think I might cry.
My chips are like liquid
along with my fruit.
My kids are all giggling.
They think that it’s cute.
I promise you this…
That’s the last time that I
let them play with the hose
on the Fourth of July.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: Food Poems, Holiday Poems, Other Holidays, Poems about Friends and Family
Poetic Techniques: Assonance, Narrative Poems
Word Count: 81
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From the book The Elephant Repairman
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