Regional Differences
They joked about their names. His name was Johnnie, she was Frankie.
It’s true that she was beautiful, he handsome, tall and lanky.
He was a genteel southern boy, while she was born a yankee.
Every time she looked at him, her heart went a bit wanky,
but the slowness of his courtship rites was making her most cranky.
For though she appeared shy, at heart she was a trifle skanky.
As he contemplated holding hands, she dreamed of hanky panky!
The prompt word today is cranky.

This is great. Loved it!
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I suppose what with skanky and cranky rhyming, what else could you do. But … skanky?
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It’s a word.. distinctive and of the common man. And woman
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Just kiss the Boy! It worked for me.
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Ha.
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Good one!
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Thanks, Trainer.
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