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The Grease of Nuttingworth's Brow

There was a man named Nuttingworth,
He had a very greasy brow.
He invited me over for supper one day,
And he fed me his chicken ka-pow.
I wasn't sure quite what it was,
That gave it that ka-pow.
But later I learned, from his niece,
That it was the grease of his brow!

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shinobithief
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This poem is quite amusing.
I admire how you just took an idea and turned it into a silly little poem. I really appreciate poems like this.
I am glad that you incorporated rhyme into this poem. Maybe that was the whole point of the poem, but it just makes it sound better. Less serious. Because this poem isn't serious.
I appreciate seeing poems like this, simple and light.
Keep up the good work!

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Renard
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Renard wrote a review · Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:42 am

Hello.
This is a really interesting work. Quite unusual. The shortness definitely makes it feel like an old folk tale:

There was a man named Nuttingworth,
Good name choice, very traditional.

He had a very greasy brow.
This is an intriguing detail to choose, and characterises this man as a "greasy" kind of person. Should we like him?

He invited me over for supper one day,
Who are you? More unnamed characters, but I guess this Nuttingworth guy is more important in this case?

And he fed me his chicken ka-pow.
What? Did you just use that because it rhymed? XD

I wasn't sure quite what it was,
No, I'm not quite sure either.

That gave it that ka-pow.
Ka-pow makes it sound very cartoon/actiony. Which does somewhat contradict with the image of a folk tale. XD

But later I learned, from his niece,
Oooh, another character. This is nicely balanced.

That it was the grease of his brow!
Ewwwwwwwwwwwww! Clever, but ewwww! XD

LOL.

You're a very funny writer :)

~R

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Cithara
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Cithara wrote a review · Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:53 pm

Stop being so funny! ;) oh you are a talented poet, my friend. Very talented.
However I believe you should expand this poem in order for it to reach its full potential. I was ready to die of laughter but Im still alive. I suggest adding more to this story for a more humorous poem. :) but you could do that easily you're amazing as it is.
Yes work on repetition and please write more :)
Overall good job and it was funny but I know it could be funnier.
(You must teach me your ways)
Keep writing!

I don't know if I want to expand this...I sort of put up just for poops and giggles. Perhaps if I find myself bored one day I will. Thanks for your review.

Understandable :) great work!

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Holysocks
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Hello! I have come to try my hand at reviewing your poem. :-P

This was fairly humorous. Though, I have to admit that from your description, I was expecting it to be a lot more humorous. My advice to you in this case; don't tell us that it is so funny. Let us figure it out for ourselves! It's like when everyone's saying that this one movie is arguably the best that they've ever seen, and by the time you've gotten a chance to watch it... it's not quite all that it was cracked up to be.

One thing I wasn't fond of, is that you used the same rhyming sequence twice. 'Ka-pow' and 'brow' was overused in my opinion. Especially since this is such a small poem, and there weren't any other things that had a chance to rhyme!

I liked this, but I did think that there was room for improvement. And it would be easy enough for you to do, since your quite a good writer! Keep it up!!! :-D

See you around!

-Socks

I wrote this on a whim. I have no desire to change it. Yes I realize I rymed ka-pow with ka-pow. I am a poet rebel. Sorry I underwhelmed you. I honestly had no idea how to describe this poem. "A bit of poetry about a man who used his brow grease to marinate a chicken" kind of gives away the entire poem! Thanks for your review.

Sorry if I offended you! I was only trying to be helpful. :-P

You did not offend me. What really offends me is the smell of fecal matter.

XD OK, that's good.



Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness
— Allen Ginsburg