Two Missing Pieces

My mom kept all her grandkids one summer
To visit a week or two

Wouldn't ya know it, it started to rain
Stuck inside with nothing to do

The older ones started a puzzle so grand
With every animal found at the zoo

When young Zach tried to help, they only shoved him away
On how to get even he quietly started to stew

I pretended to read my magazine while this was going on
But watched as Zach stuck in his pocket - pieces numbering two

For days and days the puzzle grew
And we all anxiously awaited the final view

Then disappointed faces all around
Searching the whole house through and through

Then Zach walked up with his crooked smile
Finished the puzzle and whistling, from the room withdrew

©Donna Jones

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 5/3/2013 6:56:00 AM
OOOH I love Zach! Sometimes, when it does no hurt, vengence is sooo sweet!
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Date: 4/4/2013 8:05:00 PM
Your very own Dennis the Menace. This was a lot of fun, simply marvelous.
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Donna Jones
Date: 4/4/2013 8:31:00 PM
Yes and I hope he always stays that way...thanks Richard...
Date: 3/24/2013 12:34:00 PM
Oh love this guy Zach! Cool dude! Something I would not be averse to doing! Great rhyming scheme! You're a good one, Miss Muffet! Love and monster hugs, Jack xox
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Donna Jones
Date: 4/4/2013 8:29:00 PM
Yes he is and I hope he always stays that way...thanks Richard...
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Donna Jones
Date: 3/24/2013 5:09:00 PM
Yes he is quite a card and still is at 21...thanks Jack...
Date: 3/16/2013 7:12:00 PM
Now this is really cool and funny stuff, Donna!...The last verse is priceless...reads like a comedy sitcom or something similar...You go girl! - Tim
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Donna Jones
Date: 3/16/2013 9:19:00 PM
Well Zach has kept us in stitches 21 years and counting. Thanks for stopping Tim.
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Tim Ryerson
Date: 3/16/2013 7:15:00 PM
And I just realized the last line of each verse rhymes...Mercy me, Donna
Date: 3/16/2013 12:25:00 PM
Donna, this is a nice winning poem... many congrats on this wonder piece of piece.. ;-) always~ PD
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Donna Jones
Date: 3/16/2013 9:21:00 PM
Thanks Linda ...he's a card!
Date: 3/15/2013 2:06:00 PM
I notice you have been getting a great response to your poetry... didn't I tell you! LOL Gotta love that guy Zach! Loved it... and you! xox
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Donna Jones
Date: 3/16/2013 9:22:00 PM
Hi Jack...yeah just one of my great nephews. Thanks for reading...
Date: 3/15/2013 10:47:00 AM
Good work Donna, congrats :)
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Donna Jones
Date: 3/16/2013 9:23:00 PM
Thanks so much :-)
Date: 3/14/2013 7:16:00 PM
Good for Zack. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce
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Donna Jones
Date: 3/14/2013 7:31:00 PM
Thanks Joyce...appreciate your visit
Date: 3/14/2013 6:47:00 PM
Loved the way you kept the mystery in, Donna! Congratulations on a great win!
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Date: 3/14/2013 7:33:00 PM
Thanks Roy , Zach is still quite a character at 21
Date: 3/14/2013 5:51:00 PM
Lol Donna, this made me laugh, my sister and I would do this just so we could be the ones to finish the puzzle. Congratulations in the contest, very inventive write. Thanks for your comments on mine. Take care, Regards Richard
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Date: 3/14/2013 7:35:00 PM
Thanks Richard....Zach is quite a young man..21 Now and still the life of the party....appreciate the comments...Donna
Date: 3/14/2013 2:38:00 PM
Hmmm quite a mischievous child! LOL Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
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Donna Jones
Date: 3/14/2013 3:42:00 PM
Thanks debbie
Date: 3/14/2013 2:19:00 PM
Donna I really love your poem. Congratulations on your win. Warm Smiles, Connie
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Date: 3/14/2013 3:43:00 PM
Really appreciate it Connie....:-)
Date: 3/14/2013 10:07:00 AM
Oh that last piece must be placed and what way to do it ... congratulations Donna xx
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Date: 3/14/2013 3:46:00 PM
Yes...he thought so...you should have seen the look on their faces!!!! Priceless. We still laugh about it
Date: 3/14/2013 9:32:00 AM
congrats on your win Donna
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Date: 3/14/2013 3:47:00 PM
Thanks so much Joseph :-)
Date: 3/14/2013 9:05:00 AM
Ha...very nice, Donna. Congrats!
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Donna Jones
Date: 3/14/2013 3:48:00 PM
Lil stinker.....he has kept us laughing 21 years so far now....
Date: 3/10/2013 11:21:00 AM
what a wonderful and enlightening poem, Donna
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Date: 3/10/2013 3:56:00 PM
Thanks Harry, a wonderful kid now a wonderful man!
Date: 3/10/2013 8:48:00 AM
He's a boy for my taste....lol.. - A very good poem Donna. - Good luck in the contest. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 3/10/2013 9:45:00 AM
Yes he's quite a young man now, never met a stranger and everyone loves him. Thanks for stopping to read my poem.. Donna
Date: 3/10/2013 7:25:00 AM
Donna a delightful poem. Smart little guy. Warm Smiles, Connie
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Date: 3/10/2013 8:10:00 AM
Yes he is...always been a thinker this one.....and a doer...world watch out!!!!! Thanks Connie
Date: 3/10/2013 1:37:00 AM
GOOD ONE ZACK! ATTA BOY! ;) Lovely poem! Hugs!
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Donna Jones
Date: 3/10/2013 8:12:00 AM
My thoughts exactly when I saw what he was up to...he didn't cry or fight with them.....just quietly knew he would get the final glory!!!!! Ornery devil.....thanks for stopping by Eileen
Date: 3/9/2013 8:53:00 PM
This is hilarious, quite the special write my friend! I loved reading this delightful tale of childhood fun! I really enjoyed this amazing poem this evening! What an enlightening piece, or two pieces(ha ha), Great Work!!
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Donna Jones
Date: 3/9/2013 9:29:00 PM
Yeah he has always been so ornery. I'm surprised he lived to adulthood, but he is a wonderful man now. Thanks.....Donna
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