The Glad Game

If you know what you're sad about
What you're angry and mad about
     Be a bit of a gadabout
     Find something to be glad about

You dwell on the minuses
Complain about the Why-nesses
     Time to elevate, Your Highness
     Unclog your mental sinuses

Enough of the gloom; enough of the doom
Destroy them now: POW and KABOOM!
     No more assigning blame
     Just play the Glad Game
 
Your eyebrows are fine
And so are your knuckles 
     Think about those two
     And burst out in chuckles

No phlegm in your throat
Or snot in your nose 
     Make a wee bit of effort
     Wash the dirt from your toes
 
You're not allergic to chocolate
Or cookies, or candy and cake
     And when you eat pizza  
     Your tummy doesn't ache 
 
No pimples on your face
Or freckles on your butt
     If you're over nineteen
     You've outlived King Tut  

Once you open your mind
And see what you've had 
     You'll always be glad
     My dear friend and comrade!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 8/29/2018 12:25:00 PM
what a delightfully uplifting poem, gershon! love your rhyme choices, too...
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/29/2018 8:18:00 PM
Thank you, Ilene! ~ gw
Date: 8/29/2018 8:02:00 AM
Love and giggles! Poetry therapy...
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/29/2018 8:18:00 PM
I charge 'insurance only' -- no payments from customers.
Date: 8/29/2018 2:35:00 AM
I needed the Glad Game today and here it is! Wow! I am so GLAD I am awake at 2:34 a.m. to read this. It makes me happy and optimistic!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/29/2018 8:17:00 PM
OK. 'Glad' that this was there for you 'in time of need.' Here's to happiness and optimism! ~ gw
Date: 8/29/2018 12:51:00 AM
indeed -problems moaned about today, were blessings of yesteryear. Today is trite - give yourself a fright - enjoy life. haha good write wolfie
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/29/2018 1:36:00 AM
Thanks for the poetic comment, Virginia! And please continue to call me 'Wolfie.' Makes me feel younger, as it used to be a nickname of mine. :) gw
Date: 8/28/2018 10:47:00 PM
Gershon, I laughed out loud with this very humorous write. I love this one...A fave for me...All the best my good friend.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/28/2018 11:22:00 PM
---and comrade!! LOL. Thank you so much, Charles! ~ gw
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