In the busiest asphalt jungles
good and evil value bouts of recreation
~ shunning all work no play
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 1st place 2025
Ship shape
I wake
Sun rise
Rub eyes
Set sail
Kiss gale
Boat rides
King tides
Big bite
Fish fight
All day
We stay
Reel in
Blue Fin
Clear sky
Gulls cry
June day
My way
Sun set
Feet wet
Reach shore
Back sore
Now dine
White wine
Great times
Wind chimes
Night falls
Sleep calls
Star light
Good night.
When I feel my best
I embrace progression
I begin a task
Full on, aggression
When I feel my best
Things seem routine
All work, no play
Caffeine machine
When I feel my best
Concentration comes
Fueled by interest
I feel less dumb
When I feel my best
I plan to feel better
A lovely daydream
And dose of clever
When I feel my best
I manage to cope
Parallel to my peers
I enter their scope
When I feel my best
I still feel dead
Only, now with colors
And words in my head
When I was young, my weekends started with
an after-supper bonus Friday nights—
soft drinks and candy bars. We watched one of
three channels while we relished these delights.
In college, Friday nights meant a reprieve—
a brief one—from those tomes that ruled my day.
Sometimes I dated or went out with friends.
I couldn’t let life be all work-no play!
Career choice is one key to happiness
and satisfaction. I remember great
rewards and challenges throughout the years—
and FRIDAYS. Sometimes I could hardly wait.
Retired, I’m now my grandkids’ driver, cook,
etcetera. I go that extra mile.
I’m not as busy as I used to be;
still, going home on Fridays makes me smile.
entered in Brian Strand's Premiere Contest 140 on April 12, 2018
you next to get away
come back anuther day
all work no play
no good thats under stood
go take a dip pop some whip
COOL OFF
TAKE A TRIP
The spider weaved its web
Over the rhododenron,
He didn't rest 'til
He was done.
Sept. 4, 2000
3:19 p.m.
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