It’s time for all to stop and think
Our world’s been trembling on the brink
The last thing that we need right now
Is someone else’s sacred cow
Another reason to resist
Or confrontation to exist.
We’re not so very far removed
From where our lives were unimproved
The horse and buggy were our ride
While sanitation was outside
And I’m not sure I can be pressed
To choose which era I like best !
I wish that I could tell you why
The grass is green and blue’s the sky,
That clouds are white but sometimes gray
Which indicates a rainy day.
I really do not have a clue
If bluebirds all are colored blue
Or if a robin’s breast is red
What color could it be instead ?
I’d like to think there is a plan
That’s meant to help me understand
Why colors are of such import
Among the many things we’re taught.
There are issues labeled black and white
Does that mean everything’s alright ?
Imagine life as colorless,
This world of ours would be a mess !
Christopher Robin and Tigger too
These are the friends of Winnie-the-Pooh
There in the woods where they all do go
That’s where it happens, best as I know.
In a tree’s hollow under a beech
See Piglet run and hear the Owl screech
I’d love to be a bump on the log
As Eeyore and Roo go for a jog.
Many a child’s been given a thrill
Hearing their tales and many more will !
PLEASE READ THE ORIGINAL “TEDDY BEAR” BY A. A. MILNE
A WONDERFUL POEM OF 102 LINES ! YOU’LL LOVE IT !!.
I often wonder where I’m at
And if the world outside is flat
I get so tired of searching for
A place to put my head in store !
I really need another chance
To take a stab at true romance
And give life’s wheel a healthy spin
To learn what stage of age I’m in.
Oh, Mother Nature have you heard
My prayers for help, my every word
It can’t be too extreme a task
I beg it’s not too much to ask !
In a garden long, long ago
In a special place I don’t know
Lived someone related to me
Long, long ago in history.
Perhaps one day we’ll get to meet
On a corner of heaven’s street
And if we can’t I will not mind
There will be others I shall find
For we are one huge family
And a part of that selfsame tree !
Oh Christopher, brave Christopher how did you spend your life
Across the seas and oceans wide amidst chaos and strife
You stumbled into a new world upon your wooden ship
What a surprise it was to learn this was no Asia trip !
And thus it was so long ago this land of ours was found
When the Spanish came to conquer and rule all on the ground
Now that is how it did begin in fourteen-ninety-two
Today we owe Columbus all our love and huge thank you !
Each day I wake, I thank the Lord
Because I find I’m still onboard
I’m not too sure if that’s a gift,
Until life’s haze begins to lift
I check to see if I’m all there
My fingers, toes, my face and hair
Both arms and legs are working fine
On a ten scale, I’d guess I’m nine !
I’m not a fan of winter chill
A runny nose or feeling ill
Fact is I’d like to outlaw snow
In any place I choose to go.
But I don’t wish to be extreme
Or shatter others and their dream
Though I don’t ski, I know it’s fun
I have seen hundreds on a run.
Perhaps I’ll winter in the house
Snuggled up like a hearthside mouse
I pray that I’ll keep warm till spring
When sunshine smiles on everything !
Every day starts out the same
I’m getting tired of this game
I do believe I’d like some change
Although I think it could feel strange.
I’ve been a creature of routine
My life is calm, sweetly serene
And I don’t know if I’d survive
An increase in excess or drive.
Perhaps I’d better rethink this
And settle for my boring bliss !
Oh Superman, what shall I do
I need some one who’s just like you
A hero brave will not suffice
He must be wise and extra nice.
Besides his strength, he must be kind
With all the courage one can find
Cause this is a tremendous task
There is a favor I must ask !
I am no longer young but old
Not of much use or so I’m told
This world we live in has a crack
We want to have our freedom back
There’s no one left to make it right
Could you please fix it overnight ?
There’s a stranger in my parlor
How did he get inside
I thought I heard his noisy chirp
Wherever does he hide ?
Well, never mind the sound he makes
I need to find him how,
The miracle of all of this
He’s in my house right now !
I guess I’ll learn to live with him
What else is there to do
Perhaps one day he’ll say farewell
Goodbye and toodle-loo !
There is a place just above Nod
Where everyone has faith in God,
The children and the angels too
Are in accord with me and you
They say their prayers and read God’s book
And good deeds glow where e’er you look.
Oh how I wish that I could be
A member of that colony
Perhaps if I try very hard
One day I too may bide with God !
Oh silly goose where have you been
What puddles are you waddling in
Can you reduce that honking noise
Perhaps you could acquire more poise ?
Just love your feathers, oh so soft
That make it to my sleeping loft
Your tiny goslings are so sweet
Tis sad to think, one day they’re meat !
Besides your noisy geese chorus
There is much good you’ve brought to us
With tales from famous Mother Goose
Midst spins of twists and turns unloosed !
The winter winds are a world away
That’s where I wish that they all would stay
There are some things I could live without
Including ice, slush and sauerkraut !
Now it doesn’t matter how I try
My ideas don’t stand a chance to fly
So old winter gets to rear its head
Bringing snow and cold to us instead,
How I wish I could escape the frost
And this wintertime would just get lost !
Oh how I wish that I could be
A cherry on a cherry tree
I’d wear a gown of frothy pink
As early spring was on the brink
Rains soon would flush my garb away
Uncovering my round display
While time and warmth help me to grow
Soon all my cherry colors glow
And so, my friends when birds arrive
It takes some effort to survive
I’ll make it through to harvest time
Now isn’t that sweet and sublime
Please tell me after you’ve seen me
Am I a top notch bing cherry ?
Oh my dearest love what shall I do
To make sure that I am there for you
I’d like to think that you would rely
On my best efforts to get you by
In spite of my fallibility
I promise you, you can count on me !
I hung my heart out on a limb
And prayed someone would reel me in
I searched for love the way one should
And wound up lost in some vast wood.
I tried my hand at show and tell
And that did not go quite so well
I decided right then and there
I’d had enough of grief to spare.
And so I bought myself a book
Turned out that I was this great cook,
Love’s not what it’s cracked up to be
Seems business was my destiny !
Oh Hercules, great Hercules come sit awhile with me
Please tell me the story of how strong Atlas set you free
I sure could use a hero who would be as grand as you
To save me from trouble the way that heroes often do.
I know about your labors and how it all came to be
I’d like to hear the story of your ancient history
It doesn’t matter where we’ll meet or whether near or far
I would be glad to shake the hand of such a rising star !
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( HERCULES IS THE 5TH LARGEST CONSTELLATION IN THE SKY ! )
Oh mighty owl high in my tree
I pray you do not pressure me
I’m not prepared for your bad news
Luck is the thing that I could use.
There are some stories I have heard
About your wisdom and your word
How you instill a certain fear
In all of those who dare to hear.
Please help me out sir, if you can
For I am born of mortal man
My needs are small, my chances few
I sure would like some help from who ?
Once was a killer whale I saw afloat
He was much larger than a fishing boat.
Oh such a friendly whale I’ve never met
He’d roll and dive as close as he could get
And splattered ocean water everywhere
Upon the face and hands and in one’s hair.
Oh what a thrill I’ve had to watch him swim
And how I dreamt that I could splash with him,
But whales are far too big to play with me
Besides they live in waters deep asea.
I think that I shall have to be content
Thank God that You to me this pleasure sent !
I wish, I wish that I could be
A magic fairy on a spree
Or Christmas star upon your tree
And if not that, a busy bee
To buzz around and set you free
So you may spend the day with me.
Thus from our pain we both shall flee
Before the queen sits down to tea
And other children can agree
The time is now to live with glee !
I think that I have always been
A child of God who prays to win
The chance to walk above the clouds
Where angels gather into crowds.
I’d roam around and seek to find
A pathway that must surely wind
Along the road up to the gate
Where Jesus’ own disciples wait.
If I should act just like a lamb
And none would notice who I am
Perhaps that might be ever keen
I could be there right on the scene !
Of all the wishes I have missed,
( Not least of all, Prince Charming’s kiss )
I feel that I have been misled
And pandered to by lies instead.
Tis sad that I’ve not yet to learn
Love’s not a passion one can earn
Most words of love that I have heard
Are spurious and quite absurd
But still I’m sure true love exists
Keep searching, know you must persist !
I think I’m not the chapeau type
In spite of all of fashions’ hype
But here it is before we knew
New Easter bonnets now on view.
At this ripe age I find a hat
Gets in the way of this and that
We once wore kerchiefs on our head
To keep us warm and chic instead.
I guess that scarves are good for some
But grateful I’m not having one !
These winter days keep hanging on
I really thought the cold had gone
How disappointing that it’s not
I gave it all the push I’ve got
And so we’ll have to tough it out
Of this I’m sure, I have no doubt
That spring is knocking at the door
And brings the change we’re waiting for
Oh what a pleasure it will be
When we are all galoshes free !
A little bird conversed with me
And offered me sweet sympathy
I’m sure he was a cheeky bird
Who whistled many happy words.
I couldn’t understand a one
But listening brought me such fun
He tweeted high, he tweeted low
His messages did stop and go.
Now he and I are on one page
We seem to share the self-same stage
It would be nice if we two could
Speak the same language as most should !
It looks like spring may soon be here
Is this good time for us to cheer
Do you think we should wait a bit
Until we’re sure that this is it ?
Perhaps we’ll take another day
Ere we pack our woolens away
Another job for us to do,
Remember get some mothballs too.
I do so hate motheaten holes
In sweaters, scarves or worsted hose
At least there’s this great joy in sight
Goodbye to every frosty night !
Please look outside, what do you see
Small groups of birds in every tree
That seem to be in ecstasy
Their happy sounds bring joy to me !
If only I could learn to fly
Like all these friendly passers-by
I’d join them on their branch so high
And praise the Lord up in the sky !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 