One hundred degrees
and I’m feeling raspy
like Tommy Tutone
Jenny, Jenny-ing—
on and on
like the two-toned wrens,
spring sprung, playing house,
from dawn to dusk—
who won’t quit singing,
ringing
like my number
is on the wall
for a good time
call.
© 2025 Jennifer Wagner
NaPoWriMo Day 11: a poem incorporating song lyrics
PAD 11: nature
What’s Going On? Feeling in April
Song lyrics reference: “867-5309/Jenny” by Tommy Tutone.
House wrens sing from dawn to dusk during the mating season.
A female house wren is nicknamed a “Jenny Wren”—and also the title of the 2005 Paul McCartney song.
I am feeling raspy (hoarse, literally and figuratively) due to the dry/heat and my attempt to write a poem a day this month!