Ditsy Moment

Ditsy moment, wow!
This takes me back a few years
I think I was aged about twelve
It left my father in tears

It was on a summers morning
I was sound asleep in bed
Subconsciously I heard my father shout
And throw something at my head

"Hey James get up,
Your going to be late for school"
I sat up straight in bed
Hurrying not to break the rules

Quickly I got dressed
As I rushed for a bite to eat
It's then that I noticed my father
Crying in his seat

His tears turned to laughter
As he struggles to calmly say
"I'm sorry my son I just couldn't resist
In fact it's really Saturday"

Looking back at that time
Today it's still funny to me
But you really had to see
Me sitting up as stiff as a tree
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
June 21, 2010 at 7:38 AM
Congratulations on your win in Paula Swanson's contest "The Light Is On, But Nobody Is Home" James. Love, Carol
Belt Avatar
June 14, 2010 at 7:10 AM
Congrats on your win.....Great Write ...Larry
Murphy Avatar
June 14, 2010 at 6:54 AM
congrats on your win faleshia
Green Avatar
June 14, 2010 at 3:09 AM
Congrats on your win!
Sweetheart Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 9:28 PM
Congrats James on your winning poem in Paula's contest.. what a great win for a great write my friend.. with luv from the "Sweetheart"
K. Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 9:16 PM
haha, your dad sure is one joker!! golly, this remind me how my older sisters were so mean!! actually waking me up during siesta time and frantically saying my other sister & I were late for the schoolbus--we were still in pre-school then--there I was panicking and shouting for the bus to stop when we found out it was just afternoon! they even changed the time on the clock, if you would believe!! lol--congrats on your win!! nikko :)
Johnson Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Probably much funnier today. Congratulations on your win. Joyce
Mehta Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 8:22 PM
Congrats on the 4th place win,
Murphy Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 6:23 AM
very nice and funny good luck in the contest and thanks for your comments faleshia
Kendrick Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 4:21 AM
Got a chuckle here.....Keep the humorous pen flowing..It suits you well..Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my Limerick...Sara
Tideswell Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 4:03 AM
ha ha, what a rotten trick. Although I do that to myself most weekends (now that's ditsy!!) Thanks for making me smile with this one, it's good that it still makes you smile too ~ Sharon :)
Knop Avatar
June 12, 2010 at 11:01 AM
Yes, James, tht's really funny, but it happened to me some time ago that I was also confused with the date!!! That's just human. Thank you for sharing your poem with us...Have a great weekend...Gert
Guzzi Avatar
June 12, 2010 at 9:49 AM
well it is funny and you weren't even having a senior moment! Light & Love
La France Avatar
June 12, 2010 at 6:57 AM
cute, I can just see you running around, trying to get ready, then the shock, that it was for nothing.. best of luck in the contest.. love constance
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