Calvin and Hobbes

Cinnamon Synonym


"Alright," Calvin said. "I got this. I got this, I can do this. Just need to think."

He gripped the pencil. Placed the chipped graphite tip against the lined stationery and began to write.

Saigon and Ceylon are species of cinnamon

Cinnamon grows from Ceylon to Saigon

Tsunamis threaten many who are Trinidadian

And sandstorms imperil many Yemeni men

Sinetic kinematic effects are quite worrying

Especially if you work at the five-sided building

Their sinus cavities must constantly be aching

So they drink scotch on the rocks to minimize suffering

Slenderman's footsteps terrify gentlemen

But schoolgirls flock forth to enter his herd

Nature's sure played a cruel trick on those girlies, man

Bugs and girls may as well be a new cinnamon synonym

Calvin gritted his teeth. Looked at his work and couldn't help but wince.

He crumpled it up and threw it over his shoulder, left shoulder for good luck. Then he got up, went outside, and tried to forget what he had just attempted to do.


(This piece, being fanfiction, is highly derivative

But still maybe I should just restart, begin again

Horrendous iambic poetry is quite menacing

Especially if English is not quite your mothertongue!)