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5/26/2024 for New Poem Open Forum Poetry Contest sponsored by Jaymee Thomas

Another Sunny Day

Another sunny day - 
Birds sing outside my door.
I can't hear them.  It seems
I've  spilled milk on the floor, 
And mother loudly screams.

Another sunny day - 
We learn the Golden Rule, 
And go outside to play
Where bullies kindly teach
Which rules I must obey. 

Another sunny day - 
Boss serves donuts and says,
"At work you needn't show."
Wife kisses me and says, 
"It's time for me to go." 

Another sunny day - 
Got my medicare card
Another stroke of luck, 
'Cuz on my morning walk, 
I got hit by a truck.
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Dietrich Avatar
May 27, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Great juxtaposition of bad with good here!
Crandall Avatar
May 27, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Thanks Andrea, glad it worked! I was sort of going for some irony - and also, I don't know if you ever experienced this, but sometimes, when everything around you seems wonderful, but you don't feel wonderful, it sort of magnifies the feeling. Suddenly, that song Blue Christmas pops into mind.
Greenhough Avatar
May 27, 2024 at 7:41 AM
So sorry about the truck, but I can't help laughing. You write terrific poems that end without argument. This is life. Sometimes it's hard.
Greenhough Avatar
May 27, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Write whatever you like. I got the humor.
Crandall Avatar
May 27, 2024 at 4:26 PM
I'm glad you liked it Hilda! I meant it to be funny, but after I wrote it, I wondered if it would be seen that way.
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