Joan Donnelly Ellis Poet Lyric

Emptiness

Emptiness

(Childrens song / lyrics and music by Joan Donnelly Ellis )

When a thing is empty it is not much good at all
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 What good is a baseball diamond with neither bat nor ball?
 What worth a hat without a head? A house without some folk?
 How foolish a shell with no egg white or yellow yolk?
 Can you find any use for a well without water,
 Or a quill that has no ink ...Well
 What good is a hockey arena with no skating rink.
 Can you explain the purpose of a book void of pictures and word?
 How unfun a bell without a ringer? Seems to me absurd.
 How dull Summer without rainfall and sunshine, Winter without snow?
 Would a tree be lonely with neither squirrels nor birds that caw like the crow?
 Fancy a yard without soft green grass to delight the barefeet
 A pie shell without pie filling could hardly be called a treat.
 What would you think if the sky held no sun,no moon, no color, no rain, no star?
 Now I do not want to upset you but what if narry a crumb could be found in Nana's cookie jar?
 How could you dance if there was no music in the radio or jukebox
 The only empty thing that's worth anything and loads of fun, I daresay is an empty box.

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Nicholas Windle October 22, 2015 at 9:46 AM oh how true your words. and what is taken for granted gives a reflection on the life .and how we live, many thanks for sharing this will encourage me to see the best in all things thank you

Michael Tor October 17, 2015 at 2:18 AM Very clever Joan. Where have you been? Joan Donnelly Ellis October 18, 2015 at 8:14 AM Thank you Michael. I've been with friends mostly but also working on some of my old poetry that has been gathering dust for 20 years. Hope you are well.