Where Bumbles Bounce and Witches Fly

Where bumbles bounce and witches fly
Faeries and jet streams in yesterday’s sky
I glance up and see an eagle so high
And I laugh at the juiciness of yesterday’s sky

They are hop skipping and flitting and fluttering too
The brownies and what-knots playing in diggery-doo.
My brain is on full delight energy mode kilter now
As I watch them spring forth with a kiss and a bow.

They give me that wink, the one I know well.
Mutter through supper, demanding yesterday’s bell.
I had forgotten the excitement of just sitting and watching.
The swish of the dragon’s tail, the water and sloshing.

It’s the dance of the bumbles, the rumbles, and more.
Dr. Seuss enters my head, running toward an old cottage door.
Library book smells come to me in drivels and drips.
It’s so much fun in the garden, with bumbles and bips.

Memories come fast, they land in my brain, screeching.
Remember the horror of reading about sucking and leeching?
Childhood gone, but the feelings are still right in there.
They come suddenly and hard, in this summer’s day air. 

Written: 9-13-2019
Contest: Where Bumbles Bounce
Sponsor: Craig Cornish

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 10/3/2019 4:57:00 PM
Caren congratulations on your win in the contest with this great poem!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/4/2019 1:02:00 AM
Thank you Constance. I always rely on my friends to let me know about the contests. I never have to check them! Thanks for having my back!
Date: 9/13/2019 9:44:00 PM
I LOVE this one!!! It made me bounce and skip and hop all over in happiness! FAV!! ;)
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 9/14/2019 6:37:00 AM
I am so glad my friend. I started with that first line and I heard the rest of it singing in my head with pure happiness as I tried to keep up with the typing.
Date: 9/13/2019 10:56:00 AM
Such a fun one! A winner to me!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 9/13/2019 11:32:00 AM
Thank you Kim. I just let my mind wander in a lovely way.
Date: 9/13/2019 7:51:00 AM
Ahh... memories that I failed to find about the bees :) You did great and I wish you all the best in the contest. Blessings and prayers.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 9/13/2019 11:33:00 AM
Thank you so much Regina. The writing prompt ran into my mind and played.
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