Feeding the Ducklings
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Feeding The Ducklings Contest
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Penny had just walked down to the town market,
saved up all her money to buy a fresh loaf of bread,
“she has never done this before,” mother said warmhearted,
“usually she buys yummy quarter candy pops instead.”
Her itty bitty toes dipped in shallow waters off the dock,
innocent as the mother Mallard was nurturing her young,
her mother said, “oh honey, don’t take off your socks!”
But lil’ Penny could be a sassy pants with her tongue.
All of a sudden her eyes opened wide and to her surprise,
she saw the mommy dabbling duck swimming right to her,
five little ducklings were floating right before her eyes!
Oh boy, how Penny loved watching them as the water stirs.
She opened the bag of bread to feed her new feathered friends,
tossing piece by piece into the quiet waters of natural wonder,
to give the ducks a full belly is what she fully did intend,
mother said, “I was like her, chasing birds when I was younger”.
Penny had just walked down to the town market,
saved up all her money to buy a fresh loaf of bread,
her tiny hands couldn’t wait to get started,
she was on the docks smiling as those ducklings she fed.
Date Written: May 5, 2015
Copyright © Lu Loo | Year Posted 2016
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