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Poems
Here are some poems that I wrote when I was in high school and just after. I have never been much of a fan of poetry but I guess I thought I needed to give it a try when I was a teen. I know they're far from good but it is interesting to see my focus back then.
Stars
When stars get loosened in their sockets, They shoot off through the night like rockets. Hoping to find a piece for my pockets. Or to put in my mother’s brand new locket.
My Wishing Star
There it is again I make my wish upon it I put my trust in it I know my dreams will come true Through my wishing star.
Baby’s Toes
Five little piggie wiggies Standing in a row, They always have to toddle Wherever baby wants to go.
Upstairs and downstairs, Indoors and out; They’re always close together And they never fall out.
Father Pig and Mother Pig And Big Brother Pig Sister Pig and darling little Baby Piggie-Wig!
Oh, sometimes they’re all tied up In a bag so tight. This is when baby goes To sleepy-bye at night.
Then there’s nothing to do But cuddle down and rest Just as little birdies cuddle In their little nest.
Father Pig and Mother Pig And Big Brother Pig Sister Pig and darling little Baby Piggie-Wig!
The Mourning Plant
The plant is all that remains, Everything else has been taken away. I look at it, remembering how well she took care of it, Nurturing it from seed to its present glory. But somehow it seems sad. Leaves are drooping and the green looks paler than usual As I am watching a tear begins to form at the root Slowly flows down a branch and then hangs precariously from a leaf. Motionless, the tear glistens in the sunlight, Casting a rainbow on my shirt. Then the tear begins to lose its strength And falls out of sight.
(This poem was written about my mom who had died a year before I wrote this.)
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Copyright © 2008-10 by Nancy A. Cavanaugh
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