07-29-2013, 11:01 PM
(07-29-2013, 08:55 PM)TheWall0912 Wrote: The newlyweds ask the minister howThis is hilarious. I especially like the last verse. This whole poem is practically a joke with a punchline. The title is catchy too.
to join the church here and now.
"No fornication for two weeks." he said.
Unsure they could, the couple fled.
Two weeks past, judgement day arrived.
Nervous, the couple vocalized,
"It went fine, without complaint,
until she dropped the can of paint."
"Can of paint?" the minister asked.
"She bent over, we made it fast."
"The church bans you." he was forced to say.
"Home Depot did too, so that's okay."
I'd revise the first two lines. "Here and now" doesn't bode well with the rest. Comma after "weeks" instead of a period in the first stanza. Passed instead of past in stanza 2. Comma after "you" in the last stanza.
While this is a funny little quip, I would advise editing it further.
I'll be there in a minute.

