A. Baez Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 They come to me like orphans seeking homes— All restless, gazing meekly at their feet: The little thoughts with some slight air of poems, Too shy to say “I long to be complete.” Oh, what to do? I must needs let them in, These raffish urchins—babbling, scratching heads… They scatter, raiding every nook and bin, Then wrestle, bouncing, on my just-made beds Till I instruct them how to mind themselves: To hush when ordered, help with laundering, To dress up nicely, organize their shelves, Learn lessons, and smile brightly when they sing. Someday, I hope they’ll grow up strong and tall And speak adroitly, but with passion too… I’ll beam when people ask, “Are they yours? All?” I’ll say, “Well, now they are,” and know it’s true. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Baez Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 There's no way I'm going to try to churn out thirty poems in thirty days, but I would like to honor National Poetry Month in some way...so here it is--a poem about poems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I'm sure yours are sweet little cherubs. 😄 Mine (the ones I know of), are hellions, youthful offenders, or at least precocious, eerily so. Nice addition to this year's collection. Welcome to the fun. Tony 🙂 PS -- I, myself, am hopelessly behind. 1 Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Baez Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 My poems are not all cherubs...especially the two I've been writing about "you"! (Actually, I just finished the first draft of a third, which is, indeed, quite angelic in sentiment.) Weird link there! "Behind" by whose definition? Make your own definitions! Sometimes people have extenuating circumstances. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 minute ago, A. Baez said: Weird link there! I know. 😄 3 minutes ago, A. Baez said: Sometimes people have extenuating circumstances. 😉 I like it, but I think I already used that one recently. 1 Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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