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National Poetry Month - 25th Anniversary

The Academy of American Poets began National Poetry Month in April 1996. In honor of the 25th anniversary, I have decided to share some poetry with you.

In 1994 my poem "Broken Hearted Again" was published in Echoes of Yesterday. On the same page was another poem that I fell in love with, I am sharing it with you now:


"Little Ducky Duttle"

Little Ducky Duttle, went wading in a puddle,

Went wading in a puddle quite small.

Says he, "It doesn't matter, how much I splash and splatter,

Cause I'm just a ducky after all."

~Patricia A. Gaylord

Here are a few from me celebrating National Poetry Month last year:


The sun came out today

Grass exclaimed

Birds sang

Clouds appeared

Rain fell

The son came out today

Friends exclaimed

Family sang

Happiness appeared

Hate fell

The sun came out today

The world was right

Ships slip silently to shore

Trains tip intensely towards town

Cars creep, chauffeurs in comatose

Planes' pilots pause

Travel takes a timeout

Bikes begin

Walks awaken

Altered existence


Waning

Wanting

Wondering

Pondering

Panting

Planning

Acting Accomplishing Achieving

Done

Delighted

Deeming

Dreaming

Diminishing

Desire

Deliberating

Debating

Distressing

Developing

Designing

Acting Accomplishing Achieving Again



You're my puddle jumper -

SPLISH SPLASH SPLISH

You're a cookie thief -

CRUNCH CHEW CRUNCH

You're a destroyer of rooms -

BAND CRASH BANG

You're my best belly laugh -

HAHA HEE HEE HA HA

You're my heart -

SMILE BEAM SMILE

You're my child.

We are the ones that can make all the changes

We are the ones that dare.

We are the ones that cry in our pillows at night.

We are the ones that care

We are the ones that smile when you meet us

We are the ones in pain

We are the ones that lift others up

Struggling just to sustain

We are the ones that will pull through

Not without trials and doubts and concern

We are the ones that others can't see

The hardships we hide but endure


Come, little doggie,

Little doggie

Little doggie

Come, little doggie, let's go play!

Come, little kittie,

Little kittie

Little kittie

Come, little kittie, let's go play!

Come, little children,

Little children

Little children

Come, little children, let's go play!

Come, everyone,

Big or small

Short or tall

Come, everyone, let's go play!


Sweetly

she

seeks

simple

solutions

so

she

stays

somber

still

seeking

some

semblance of

sanity

staring

spuriously

somewhere.

"PLEASE," said the trees with all their might.

"PLEASE," said the birds, "do what is right."

"PLEASE," said the oceans, seas, and sky.

"Please," said the Earth, "I'm going to die!"

Some heard the call and tried, doing their best

Others could not be bothered; they would protest.

Rethinking the way they were living their life.

Caused heartache and pain and nothing but strife.

"You want us to what? Change the things we do?

You're simply not open to our point-of-view.

Change is too hard, and we like all our things.

We love driving and the convenience our lifestyle brings."

The Earth just sighed and wilted away.

The birds, the oceans, the did the same.

Suddenly everything was beyond any repair.

The people looked on with nothing but despair.

If things do not change, and I'm talking to you,

There'll be nothing to save, and we'll all be through.

 

I hope you enjoyed the poems. I would love for you to share either your favorite poem or one of your own in the comments.


Love Lots; Smile Often,

MommaHattie #LLSO

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