Pansy P. Petunia
From the book The Armpit of Doom
I’m Pansy P. Petunia
and I never take a shower.
There isn’t any need because
I smell just like a flower.
My breath smells like forget-me-nots.
My burps smell like impatiens.
My armpits smell like daisies
and my feet smell like carnations.
But what is most impressive,
and should tickle many noses,
is if I ever “cut the cheese”
it makes me smell like roses.
But maybe I’m mistaken
and could use a bath today,
’cause everyone who smells me
holds their nose and runs away!
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2012. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 4
Topics: Poems about Kooky Characters
From the book The Armpit of Doom
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