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I quite like raisins, except for the one that got stuck up my nose!

The prompt from our writing group was to write an ode to your favourite fruit, this is my attempt, and it's a true story too...

 

I quite like raisins

Except for the one that got stuck up my nose

The more I sniffed and snorted

The further up it rose

 

My mum couldn't ease it out

She just forced it up even higher

She took me to the neighbours

And tried to use some plie...

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