Poetry

It’s Time

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You pass by too fast

I’ll capture you in a photograph

You laugh

I’ll store you in a box under my bed

You shake your head

I’ll lock you in my diary

You just smile at me

I’ll bottle you up and place you on my shelf for everyone to see

Can’t you see? There’s no stopping me

Don’t leave, I want you to stay

Don’t worry, there’s more of me coming your way

But you’ll be different and I miss how you used to be

It’s not me who changes, sweetpea

What are you trying to say?

It is you who will leave me one day

Life Lesson Haikus

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Dad made lunch today
Peanut butter and pickles
Best sandwich ever 

Cool treats beat the heat
Summer house cherry dip cone 
Lick fast or feed grass

Thunder clouds roll in
View light show from the porch swing 
Lightning strikes tall things 

Chocolate chip cookies
So many kinds to choose from
Grandma’s are the best

Empty parking lot
Dad taught me to drive stick shift 
Rev lurch screech buck stall

Halcyon Days of Spring

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Kites fly up 
Helicopters spin down 
Wind chimes ring
To signal spring 

I spy a four leaf clover
The early bird got the worm
Picnics in the sunshine
Relaxed and warm

Buttercups give your chin a tickle
Do you see the glow? 
Rain starts to sprinkle
Look for the rainbow

Clip a bunch of lilacs for the table vase
Egg hunting time…it’s a race!
Let’s go camping for spring break 
Practice skipping stones across the lake

The school year is coming to an end
Field day…time to play!

Spring forward!

High school prom is in May 
Decorations, corsages, anticipation 
Can you believe what’s next?
Our high school graduation!

Blow the dandelion seeds into the wind 
What is my wish?
For Father Time to go to bed 
And let time stand still instead