In response to the following instructions this student

In response to the following instructions this student produced the following poem Challenge! Write a silly poem. Write a poem that has an “ess” rhyme sound at the end of every line! Here is the first stanza to get you started. Once there was a little girl called Missy Molly Bess. Her father was a baker, her mum, a baroness. Missy Mollly wasn’t jolly. She was in great distress Because her parents never once –not ever- uttered “yes”.

Once upon a time there lived a girl called Molly Bess Her father was a banker and her mother a baroness Nonetheless, Molly’s life seemed colourless Because every day she did nothing but play chess And one day Molly decided what to profess She said “I want to be a stewardess”, Her parents cried with bitterness “This is madness” And they accused her of silliness Her mother cried “What have I done to deserve this mess? “I couldn’t possibly ask for less!” Who could imagine my daughter end up a stewardess Instead of a duchess or a princess Have I not taught you how to play chess? And how to walk with the best of finesse? In the most expensive silk dress? Ten years passed; Molly became a woman full of experience and was also fond of eating chips with mayonnaise. Finally she ended up a successful authoress And forgot all about turning into a stewardess And to her mum’s and dad’s happiness Miss Molly Bess was a great success Dimitra Stamatoudaki

Once there was a teenage girl called Miss Molly Bess Her father was a salesman, her mum a waitress Miss Molly wasn’t happy. She was in great stress Because she had a test the fear of which she could not express Next day in the test she had great success She managed her mates and teacher to impress Her brother who looked like the Es Es Even called her a “princess” Because of her progress And mum gave her six pence But she needed more to buy a dress When she asked for it the answer was “Yes” But she had to promise mum not to be careless And clean her room because it was a mess When Miss Molly Bess Went to the shops to buy a red striped dress That her figure would stress , She met an old school friend, named Tess “Hello, Tess. It’s a surprise to see you in such finesse. I remember you always wanted to be a poetess But you work in a shop nonetheless” Yes, indeed , Tess had to confess and first gave Molly her address. It would have been reckless to become a poetess And I was afraid I would end up penniless Which would give me great unhappiness. As for Miss Molly Bess, she wanted to be an actress To have great success and the people to obsess. But her parents refused to bless her and say yes So she became an assistant just like Tess. Elena Santoukou

Once upon a time there was a girl filled with silliness Called Miss Molly Bess Her friends she always wanted to impress So she decided to be the greatest poetess The only thing she did nevertheless Was to get her life in a big mess. So, here’s the story without any excess. Ten years passed and Molly became ambitionless. She wrote poems of her loneliness. Her life was really colourless. She missed Tess and with it obsessed She went looking for him and this time had success Tess had got tired of his mistress, the stewardess. And Molly happy now wrote about her happiness. When she was twenty our little princess Fell in love with a boy called Tess But, tired of her carelessness, He abandoned her for a stewardess. Now, Miss Molly Bess was in distress And decided to digress So she became a waitress But never forgot her dream to become a poetess. Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess Called Miss Molly Bess She always thought of herself as a poetess But was in fact a simple waitress She knew how to play chess Poetry filled her emptiness And entered a competition for the greatest poetess But since her talent they could not assess She ended up as the queen of chips and mayonnaise. Lida Kalliaropoulou

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