Plum Sauce

[Wjames]

The plum farm was struggling
since it’s plumbing had burst.
Old man johnson was sour
but was not well rehearsed,
like a plum that’s still green
or a poet's first verse;
he resolved to expunge
all the plums from the earth.

[cidermaid]

enjoyed the plum rhymes and puns.

[Erthona]

Plum-a-verse.

dale

[milo]

I believe you've plumbed the depths of this one.
A real peach.

[heslopian]

This would hold its own in Serious Workshopping, if only because the rhymes and rhythm are so well arranged. It's funny, too!

[Wjames]

Thanks for reading. All the serious things I was trying to write seemed a little ridiculous, so I decided to write the most ridiculous thing I could.

[Bunx]

haha glorious. love how fun this poem is. fun read, thanks for the post!

[RiverNotch]

Thanks for reading. All the serious things I was trying to write seemed a little ridiculous, so I decided to write the most ridiculous thing I could.

I could try reading a super-serious meaning into this (and this is good enough for something like that to be coherent, and outside of the premise be not at all silly) but I don't think I'm skilled enough. Maybe something about the holocaust?  xS

[Southern Scarab]

The plum farm was struggling
since it’s plumbing had burst.
Old man johnson was sour
but was not well rehearsed,
like a plum that’s still green
or a poet's first verse;
he resolved to expunge
all the plums from the earth.

I love the consistent double meanings It's very balanced and well written, but why isn't Johnson capitalized?
Thanks for the read!