pete and petal - kids talk rhyme

I wrote this as part of a kids talk I did this morning. Ten points for anyone who can correctly guess my passage. A guy from our congregation admirably acted the parts of Pete and Petal.

Pete and Petal

Pete was strong and Pete was tough
Hard as nails and really rough
Each day he trained from noon till night
Building muscles, what a sight
he was to see
He'd stand, he'd look and say with glee,
'No-one, nothing can beat me!'

Pete was strong, Pete was tough
Hard as nails and really rough
But was his meat and might enough?

Uh uh.

A semi-trailor big and bold
On the wrong side of the road
Bowled him over, knocked him flat
That was then the end of that!
Rough and tough, our strong man Pete
was squashed and flattened on the street.

Pretty Petal, what a sight!
Prinking, preening, day and night
Brushing hair until it glowed
Fixing ribbons, tieing bows
around her curls
She'd stand, she'd look, she'd give a twirl
and say, 'I'm such a pretty girl!'

Pretty Petal, such a sight
Prinking, preening, day and night
But is her future really bright?

Uh uh.

As years flew past her heart went cold
She saw that she was growing old
Her lovely hair was grey and thin
And whiskers grew upon her chin
She saw herself and screamed in fright
Pretty Petal – what a sight!
She stamped her feet, she bawled, she cried
Her beauty gone and she would die.

Alas for Petal
Alas for Pete
Alas for all death can defeat
Petal and Pete, they should not trust
their bodies, they are not enough.

There's only one thing that is sure
They should have trusted in their Lord.

sar 2008