Round and Round the Hamster Goes

Round and round the hamster goes 
when he'll stop nobody knows 
busy busy all the time 
just to earn a blessed dime 
round and round he's always striving 
hanging by a little show string  
Stop a while and count your blessing 
take some time for sweet confessing 
Round and round the hamster goes 
never gets there but he's close.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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October 21, 2023 at 10:02 AM
Lovely poem dear Vienna... Do you have a hamster?
Rose  Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 11:24 PM
we used to have one named Cloudy, long ago when the kids were small. We went on holiday one year and left him with a friend, and he got away and chewed up his air conditioning wires on the hottest day of the year. You could imagine the reception we got upon our return lol
Faulkner Avatar
October 20, 2023 at 11:13 AM
How adorable, poor little hampster just keeps trying, such a plucky fella!
Rose  Avatar
October 20, 2023 at 3:24 PM
He never gives us like us, we keep plucking away in life thanks for reading Michelle
Buhagiar Avatar
October 20, 2023 at 7:22 AM
Quite a fun write. I always wondered why hamsters never tire. Blessings.
Rose  Avatar
October 20, 2023 at 3:23 PM
They are very energetic, nervous system I guess, I hear they relax on it sometimes, thanks for reading
Lawless Avatar
October 20, 2023 at 6:35 AM
I think of the hamster every time i sit on my "stationary" bicycle....I often find it an apt metaphor for life...."pedaling like mad and getting nowhere"...A though provoking little ditty Rose
Rose  Avatar
October 20, 2023 at 3:23 PM
lol, I miss bike riding John. I wish I did more activities, but as I get older I seem to choose walking above all but that is ok, thanks for stopping by my poetry :)
Empress Avatar
October 20, 2023 at 6:07 AM
Theres this song by rihanna, it goes “ round and round.. something… i thought of that song as i read this deeply moving song, i think the song is called “ stay” maybe you might like it, do listen. And also this is the reality of so many. And the way you write about such heartfelt subjects always leaves me in awe. Hamster too, can be a metaphor… thats how i perceived as a reader. Getting there almost there, someday they will reach there whilst stopping once in a while to count their blessings.
Rose  Avatar
October 20, 2023 at 3:22 PM
You are very perceptive Ink, perhaps your eyes are shiny diamonds full of light, ? you read this one really well
Meadows Avatar
October 20, 2023 at 12:30 AM
Enjoyed reading this. Well done.
Rose  Avatar
October 20, 2023 at 6:05 AM
I am glad you enjoyed it. It was written very late at night, when my hamster brain would not slow down. Thanks for reading dear poet, have a great day :)
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