Lodged in Cheek

"The fellow who gave this all-hail thrust his tongue in his cheek to some scapegraces like himself."

The Fair Maid of Perth by Sir Walter Scott, , 1828

Illustration from 1859, found in 1872 edition published by James R. Osgood and Company, Boston

 

The Tongue in the Cheek

 

My tongue became lodged in my cheek recently...

It took some doing, but ...

We were able to extract it ...

Though still a bit sore ...

And gravitating toward the cheek ...

I think it has learned from its errors ...

And will lead out in a more serious frame

of mind ...

Next time.

 

And then,

 

Tongue in the Creek!