The Late Birthday Guest
Original EveryPoem Studio house-voice poem.
A guest reached the party at nine,
with reasons both lengthy and fine;
the cake had been cleared,
but everyone cheered—
he'd brought an emergency pie.
26 words · 5 lines · Limerick
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