Effie
Effie
Effie, the schoolmarm,
cared for her mom
all her life.
Effie wore
eight to ten
dresses.
Effie peeled
them off
one by one
and sat down
to eat
with people.
Effie always
had dirty hands
when she ate.
Effie had
a sawed off shotgun
under her dresses.
Effie pick
her nose
when she took food.
Effie courted
a fat man
and
stood
in the middle
of roads,
stopping cars.
Local legends never
had her shoot anyone.
4 thoughts on "Effie"
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Would have loved to meet her. In fact, I think even more fun would be a meeting of Effie and Martha–my how the fur would fly.
I love this poem.
I agree that Effie and Martha would have been an encounter worthy of more poetry.
Thanks Shaun for your reaction to this poem.