Pink sun winks down, smiles,
and sleeps. Moon, green with envy,
turns its yellow cheek.

Thanks for the laughs! The entries are great. I’d forgotten all about the pink-green-yellow preppie thing…eeek!

Now because I’m a true fiber whore
With a stash that could fill a small store
I climbed to the attic,
a feat acrobatic
For photos which might earn me more

Pictures were tossed in a flurry
Yearbooks perused in a hurry
But pink yellow and green
Were not to be seen
And so I began to worry

Brown loafers with penny
Collars flipped to my chinny
And argyle vests there were none
Pleated skirts were all missing
From my reminiscing
For preppy clothes I did shun

Wearing black head to toe
And a sneer apropos
My teenage self glared back at me
I recalled my Mom’s warning
“Don’t dress like in mourning
Or certainly sorry you’ll be!”

I scoffed at her then
That squawking old hen
For what could she possibly know
Following the path
Of Steinbeck and Plath
My life promised nothing but woe

Brooding was ended, and color returned
As life became pleasant once more
Red, yellows and blues
Green and pink hues
joy I no longer abhor

But three girls of my own
Make me shudder and groan
As I recall my own Mother’s curse.
May you have kids like you
All mopey and blue
In fact, I hope they act worse!

Not winning this prize should be payment enough
For the headaches I caused both my parents
But I know it’s too late to cheat payback fate
My kids will all be malcontents

Here’s my answer to the challenge…
—–
Silence your inner fat-hater,
and consider that bigger is greater!
Green, yellow and pink
are prettiest, I think,
on an ass that’s as big as a freighter.

With an ass as wide as a freighter,
You’d think she’d chose clothes some sedater,
Striped yellow, pink, green
She looks like the Queen
of Spring….along ALL the equator.