Wake Me When It’s Spring
Wake me when it’s spring When the flowers are in bloom When the birds gladly sing When the sun sits higher in the sky And a warm night the moon soon brings
Tag: Rhyme
Binge-watching
Is binge-watching bad For the heart and the soul Tempering emotion Squashing self-control We no longer wait From week to week For answers to questions We so desperately seek Instead, we binge-watch From beginning to end An entire season In one weekend
Holiday Hangover
Empty gift boxes Wrapping paper balls Stale crumbly cookies Pine needles fall Smashed ornaments Candles burnt out Adults bicker Children pout Piles of dirty dishes Half-eaten yule log Yellow snow Thanks to the dog Holiday hangover Spiked eggnog
Snow
Snowing Sleeting Slipping Sneezing Shoveling Sloppy Slush Shouting Swearing Saying Sorry Snow Simply Sucks
Crashed
I looked for meteors But didn’t see one It seemed to be over Before it’d begun Searching the sky Cursing at cloud cover Not a meteor was seen But a plane did hover Yes, a plain old plane Not even a UFO Crashed my expectations Of a meteor show
Farmer John
Fog crept in ‘til the valley was flooded With eerie silence Desolate, cold-blooded Kernels were plucked From decorative corn Swallowed by ravens With feathers worn Perched upon scarecrows Stuffed with straw Silent witnesses As the wolves gnaw On a bone that sticks up From damp, cold dirt Wearing the remnants Of a red plaid shirt… Read More Farmer John
Wobble
A hurricane spins Over sea and land It reaches far with a ghostly hand Wave after wave Disperses sea spray Dampening the air The day turns grey It spins inland Bringing unsettled air Its ghostly hand Strips the trees bare Leaves and debris Darken the sky Blinding the hurricane’s Ghostly eye As it starts… Read More Wobble
Dreamers
When the day goes dark And the night has won The stars will dance Where the moon is hung In the midnight sky Where wishes are made Answers are given For hopes that are prayed From all the dreamers Asleep in their beds Having adventures As they lay their heads On fluffy pillows They’ll… Read More Dreamers
Heavenly Light
It poured last night Last night the heavens grieved Grieved the loss The loss of all received Brilliant light Light brilliant from stars Stars and moon Moon and stars from afar Were hidden by clouds Clouds hid the sad sky Sky cried tears Tears fell as sky cried When clouds left night Night became… Read More Heavenly Light
Salty Water
Ocean is calling To sons and daughters It’s time to return To salty water Where toes are warmed In sun-drenched sand And castles are built By creative hands Cleansed and cooled By the rising tide Where schools of fishes Gather, swim, and hide From sons and daughters Who’ve come to play In the salty water… Read More Salty Water
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