A Naughty Boy

There was a naughty boy,
A naughty boy was he,
He did not play with any toy
And always climbed a tree
And thought to see
The world
'Yon the green sea
He hurled
Himself to think
To dream
Of bears and mink
And stream
That grows
Daffodils
And flows
And flow 
down 
curvy hills.

There was a naughty boy,
A naughty boy was he,
He had no employ
His parents could see
Except to write
From morn
To starlit night
'Bout the corn
And mealy mouth
Worm, the thorn
And thunder's shout
For nature
Was his school
His rapture
And his fool
And so away 
From friends 
he went
On clouds 
that play
O'er distant 
continent.

There was a naughty boy,
A naughty boy was he,
Apart from all he had such a joy
Such longing to be free
And did not know
Did not
Understand
The rot
That made them call
Him naughty
O not at all.
For a book
He was sure
Was not a cook
That fed him food
To make him sore
And he
By reading
Was ever pure
No act that's sinning
No bore
Of argument
But yards 
of contentment
In forest
Or sandy 
shore.



























,
  He could
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009


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Date: 1/9/2013 4:02:00 PM
L'Nass. i like the CHRISTMAS PARLOUR theme congrats on your old win...pd
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Date: 12/29/2009 6:14:00 AM
Congrats on your 2nd place win with this poem, L'nass ^_^ happy 2010 to you!
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Date: 12/26/2009 12:34:00 AM
congratulations L'nass ! -Thanks also for your welcome encouraging comments -Robert
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Date: 12/24/2009 8:33:00 AM
Congratulations L'nass, well deserved placing in Brian's contest >> Merry Christmas >> James
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Date: 12/23/2009 7:22:00 PM
Awesome write, L'nass Shango! Congrats on your win in Brian's contest. Well deserved. Merry Christmas, Caroline.
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Date: 12/23/2009 6:01:00 PM
L'nass my friend, Congratulations on your success in Brian’s contest, wonderful job with this poetic challenge - I absolutely loved the ending – God Bless, mj
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Date: 12/23/2009 2:25:00 PM
Congrats L'nass on your second place winning in Brian's contest... what a neat poem and well deserved win... my Simply ME on ME won 7th place so happy to share the spotlight with u... blessings... luv... Linda-Marie... happy holidays...
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Date: 12/23/2009 12:26:00 PM
Great poem L'nass and I doubt he was a bad boy at all. But that bad boy writes great poetry. Congratulations. Love, Joyce
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Date: 12/23/2009 12:20:00 PM
congratulations on the 2nd place in the contest!!
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Date: 12/23/2009 10:13:00 AM
That is the kind of naughty boy I like. Well done L'nass. I enjoyed this imensely. Congratulations on your win. Love, Lainie
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Date: 12/23/2009 7:38:00 AM
Naughty NO.....Talented YES!! You are a remarkable poet....Congratulations and Happy Holidays!!! Love, Carrie
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Date: 12/23/2009 6:53:00 AM
Congratulations, L'nass on your well-deserved win in Brian's "Christmas Parlour" Contest! Excellent job! Peace and love, Audrey
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Date: 12/23/2009 6:40:00 AM
yes, yes, that word naughty got me too. I am not naughty NO matter what the world thinks just because they don't agree does not naughty make us be!! Great one Light & Love
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Date: 12/23/2009 1:50:00 AM
Congrats on your success in my contest L'nass.Rgds Brian .My latest contest 'A LITERARY LOVE AFFAIR is now open
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Date: 12/12/2009 5:13:00 AM
I enjoyed and loved reading you,you little little naughty boy,lol--excellent entry indeed--Charma:P)
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Date: 12/12/2009 1:15:00 AM
Thanks L'nass for your welcome observations.It's good to have your learned comments about the place again.Have a good weekend my friend.Rgds Brian
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Date: 12/11/2009 3:04:00 PM
Interesting lad with a wild imagination that is entertaining us here. Good luck in the contest. Keep the creative pen flowing. Sara
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Date: 12/11/2009 2:03:00 PM
Great great entry for the contest L'nass and a sure winner ... nice to read all about u.. my entry is Simply ME on ME but I have some editing to do yet... so u can read when I am done if u have not already... blessings... luv... Linda-Marie...
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Date: 12/11/2009 1:59:00 PM
great contestant in the naughty boy series. I did one called A twisted keats strand. check it out.
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Date: 12/11/2009 1:04:00 PM
ver well put together
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Date: 12/11/2009 9:33:00 AM
nice write! L'nass Shango these choices are what makes each one of us unique! thank youfor spending time reading and commenting on my poems! it really means alot to me,........ alopez
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Date: 12/11/2009 9:28:00 AM
Excellent job, L'nass! I thank you for your kind comments on my poems and really appreciate you taking your time to read them! Good luck in Brian's Contest with this great write! Peace and love, Audrey
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Date: 12/11/2009 8:53:00 AM
Good luck in the contest L'nass...as writers of poetry we all have a passion and need to put our thoughts to paper and you have done so very well here. Superb job! Thanks so much for sharing and for taking the time to read and comment on my writes. I am sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. I can well relate with it...it's been 2 years, 2 months, and 1 week since I lost my mom...and I am not the same...she was my biggest fan!~Mary
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Date: 12/11/2009 8:21:00 AM
Thank you for supporting my contest L'nass.Rgds Brian
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