Best Lollipop Poems
Mommy deemed the three-year-old me as an honour
Said that I should become a doctor
Stethoscope and thermometer are in her gift bag
To spark the zeal in me, she set to wave a green flag.
Daddy came all running to put a hard-hat on my head
Said that I should become a builder like his dad
I'll be a great architect, he believed, he already knew
He said it's inherited to me and is nothing new.
Aunt wanted me to follow her baking love
Her skills, no doubt, deserve a bow.
Cakes, cookies and all that she bakes
will now be taught to me, with no breaks.
Uncle Tom said I should inspire the world with my words
He weens that they're powerful than the swords.
An Orator or a writer, a counsellor or a life coach
Be it whatever, he says, I should be there for those who approach.
Everyone has their plans for my future
Looks like I don't need school or a teacher.
I'll be home-schooled and trained every day
But should it start right from the 3rd birthday?
I'm afraid they'ld stop talking to each other
As their dreams for me greatly differ.
Keeping their dreams aside for a minute
I thought of what I wanted, for a moment.
I want to smell the soil when it rains
I want to swill down all the snow flakes
I want to ride a horse and tame rabbits
I want to make friends and take new hobbies.
I want to build castles with clay
And play Peekaboo with Jill and Jay
I want to string the stars and crack the clouds to rain
Eat lots of cake and fake a belly pain.
I love dirty feet and dusty hair
Clay and Crayons is what I care
Play, play, play the whole day
I plead you all not to block my way.
Categories:
lollipop, birthday, boy, child, conflict,
Form:
Rhyme
Lollipop, Lollipop, Lollipop
Remember way back when?
Gummy bears and peppermint sticks
Such treats when we were ten
Teenage years weren't far behind
Raging hormones and pimply skin
And puppy love so intense
It sent our heads in a spin
Soon we made it to almost twenty
Really couldn't imagine how
Our first job is a cashier at Walmart
Making real money, holy cow
We meet that sweet special someone
Our world is twirling around
Before we can say Jackie Robinson
We two are parenthood bound
We're blessed with a couple of kiddies
Relieved when they finally mature
They grow up to be a doctor and lawyer
We're peacock proud for sure
Never thought I'd see the day
When someone would call me Gramps
It all started with ice cream and lollipops
When we were a couple of scamps
© Jack Ellison 2012
Categories:
lollipop, life,
Form:
Quatrain
The chirp of cloudy morning peal its wondrous beauty
As it was a perfect moment to sip the taste of an old times
Pampered and drawn by those vintage voices
Shrunk in this sweet anomaly, the frames of a time roamer
Word by word, time after time
An anecdote is herding, I'm dancing in a rime
Reread all my writes, feel the flakes of each verses
My masterpieces in time, the journal of life's flavours
Now I'm landing on a sketch of laughters
Where I feel the rainbow of bliss
A small creature is trying to stay
In a warm belly it grows in its way
Waiting is the first list to do
Hoping for the best is the lovely second line
I have another story to make
And this time I offer you the lollipop in page
Categories:
lollipop, baby, happiness, inspiration, journey,
Form:
Free verse
The family all gathered to consort
as the doctors turned off all life supports.
They moistened her lips with a lollipop.
Shortly after her breathing stopped.
She looked at peace, her eyes fixed far away,
not a trace of pain on her face that day..
She lingered for a farewell kiss,
was so well loved, would be sorely missed.
Hovering above her vessel so worn, aware
of their wails as they deeply mourned.
The room now empty, absolutely stark,
her lifeless body alone in the dark..
She sensed a bright light and embraced
her journey as the hospital staff
placed her body on the gurney..
Categories:
lollipop, death,
Form:
Rhyme
You feel
rather idiotic
as you open wide &
extend your tongue into
view, but the risk of looking
foolish pales as the sweet tangy
taste pervades your mouth. Red
flavor, swirled with lime,brings
back memories of children who
shared suckers, toys, lunches
skates, bikes, bubblegum,&
secrets. It was a gentle
time of trust, love &
free- dom. If you
can- not tolerate
the change in
our world,
buy your-
self
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Categories:
lollipop, candy, change, childhood, sweet,
Form:
Concrete
red lollipop
on a toddler's soft cheek
shattered jar
Categories:
lollipop, childhood, funny,
Form:
Senryu
You gots to wear your ‘elmet
It’s a rule what can’t be broke
Suspose you ‘as a haccident
That wouldn’t be a joke
If sumfin’ comes a crashing
And it ‘its you on yer ‘ead
It could knock yer bloody brains out
Then you could wake up dead
.
Yer boots now they’re another fing
You shouldn’t be wivout
They could stop a painful injury
Of that there aint no doubt
Leather gloves and safety glasses
Are essential fings to wear
You needs yer safety clothing
It’s a nasty place out there
.
They don’t make rules for fun ya know
An’ I knows you feels a fool
But the elf an’ safety people
They is there to ‘elp us all
So stop your bloody whinging
Get yer sign, get on yer feet, cos
We ‘as to get these kiddiewinks
Safely ‘cross the street
© John W Fenn 02-07-2009
Cockney
Categories:
lollipop, dedication, funny, health, work
Form:
Light Verse
Dedicated to my dear sweet sister, Lollipop, with all my love.
LOLLIPOP
This is the story
Of a sister of mine
The one close to my age
Always making me shine
Just 13 months younger
Born in the world after me
Becoming close to each other
She was my first sibling to be
Now I was a bit jealous at first
Almost biting off her baby toe
Well I was told that’s what I did
I was too young to really know
She was named after my mother
Nellie Joan being her name given
Most family just call her Little Nellie
It’s Lolly I said when we were children
When I heard a song called Lollipop
That immediately became her name
Throughout time I tried to say Nellie
Never could so it’s Lollipop to remain
Nellie means a most beautiful woman
Who always has a shining ray of light
The one to spiritually enlighten the soul
With a path sparked to shine so bright
The Joan name means God is gracious
A gift from God, sensitive, gentle and kind
To lift spirits up and make others happy
Following God’s footsteps, the best to find
Of course Lolly means something sweet
And Lollipop means sucked in by the sun
Those who actually know her always say
She is sweet and kind, a joy to everyone
We became very close to one another
Doing everything together as we grew
Laughing, singing and dancing with fun
In the neighborhood with those we knew
Our mom and dad both sang together
As they came from singing families too
We grew up always singing with them
That’s why it’s our favorite thing to do
Sometimes we even speak in unison
And read each other’s lips to a song
Most nights we used to get in trouble
For continually singing all night long
Time has brought us through the ages
I know our harmonizing will never stop
These days we aren’t together as much
I’ll still always feel a closeness to Lollipop
Florence McMillian (Flo)
Categories:
lollipop, family, friend, friendship, growing
Form:
Narrative
Lollipop Day (July 20, 2015)
There is a day for everything;
there’s little that gets by.
We keep a month for breakfast prunes;
a day for pumpkin pie.
Homemade soup can have its day
and pickles get their chance,
but of the days we mark each year,
one makes me sing and dance.
The lollipop will do that gig
from small up to grotesque.
You’ll find them in the circus tents
and at the banker’s desk.
This sweet confectionary gem
will make a child’s eyes gleam;
the middle aged and old ones will
enjoy it too, it seems.
So on this day the lollipop
will give your mouth a pucker.
Now, go ahead, yes, do enjoy
this day we give to suckers!
Categories:
lollipop, candy,
Form:
Rhyme
The 2th fare-ee
is th main reezon
i punched him
(mi deer-lee con-fuu-sd)
mother.
jack never came down
the hill after he
took (Mine & Jill’s)
can-dee
cigz.
wee just thot th
doller he’d get
from th 2th fare-ee
would make up th
loss of his rottin 2th.
Categories:
lollipop, bullying, friend, fun,
Form:
Free verse
She was a little tyke who had a curly mop top
in charge of her good ship called the Lollipop
her crew was made up of lollipop kids
all from the Land of Oz, not from the Land of Id
They had just left Sweet Island with all their supplies
of lollipops, lemonade, cakes, candies and pies
to which Shirley the mop top told her crew
to not lolly gag until their work was all through
But her lollipop crew needed a sugar rush and didn't listen
and once back on the ship they we're whisperin'
Butch the leader was wanting to take over
an addict for sweets he was a sugar eating rover
Whereupon one of the lollipop kids resisted the mutiny idea
and when he confided in Shirley he had a little fear
Shirley said don't worry your secret is safe
and after this you'll surely become my first lollipop mate
It turned out Butch and his buddy's ate most of what was on the ship
the plans of mutiny dissolved because they we're too sick
Shirley said I warned you not to eat all that candy and cake
now we'll have to sail somewhere because of all your tummy ache's
So they all headed to Pepto Bismol Island
where everything was pink even the hot sand
grabbing a pitcher they went to the Pepto Bismol waterfall
where they filled it up and brought it down the ships hall
Where Shirley gave the mutineers the medicine and they got better
but she couldn't trust them again, no not ever
having to sail back again to Sweet Island to resupply her Lollipop Ship
she sent them all back home to the Land of Oz on a hot air balloon trip
Now it was just Shirley and her trustworthy first lollipop mate
who needed to hire more lollipop crew who wouldn't eat so much cake
so they sailed far away to find a new crew from Looney Toon Island
hiring a bunch of Bugs Bunny's who craved only carrots and danced hawaiian.
3-29-18
Categories:
lollipop, boat, fantasy, silly,
Form:
Rhyme
My girl is as sweet as a lollipop.
She makes me want to skip, jump, and hop.
Bring her to me before I blow my top.
I am so full of love, I am ready to pop.
Categories:
lollipop, love, me,
Form:
Rhyme
friendship like candy.
too sweet,
its sickening.
a cherry lollipop
staining my tongue,
making me thirsty for something different.
drop it on the table.
watch the shards fall apart.
sticky pieces clinging to a foreign surface.
i thought it was the stick it liked before?
so here we are.
close.
but not with eachother.
because we're really not so different,
because i know you feel the same.
thats why im moving on to jellybeans,
and licorice whips.
anything that refuses to tease my affection,
my friendship,
the way you did.
you dropped the lollipop.
Categories:
lollipop, friendship, life, loss, teen,
Form:
Free verse
Red green yellow and orange
Sitting on the bench with grape.
To no surprise. I have strawberry
The slide was curved to the right
Making a splash the sprinkles drop.
The lollipop hops,
And the slippery slope skittles.
Late to its place Now last,
I take the first and make the pounds.
Green, I say. The smiles become laughter.
The swings were swinging and the the wind was blowing, I could
Feel the dust particles rub against my face.
On the sand a drop.
Where did the lollipop go? Is it hidden, gasp!
Make the sand into a cylinder, and it will become a pop.
I will bring the lolli and the flavor of lemon. Taste.
Categories:
lollipop, absence, age, analogy, celebration,
Form:
Classicism
Granny said it's solar eclipse
So I should not eat my favourite chips.
"Today",she said, "A giant snake will eat the sun"
Her anxious face isn't making any fun.
"Snake would gulp the sun?"
Thoughts raced in the lobes of my mind
Darkness in the air made me blind
Within an hour, the sun left the sky
The snake ate the sun, don't know why!!
My mind didn't stop thinking
"So we can never see the sun winking?"
"How did the snake reach the sun?"
"It surely must be bigger than the hot fire gun!"
"Why didn't the sun burn the snake down?"
My endless doubts gave mommy's face a wrinkled frown.
The sun came back after a few hours.
"Is he now the upshot of snake's puke showers?"
Who'd refine my disarrayed notions?
Vexed, I opened my science book to finish the undone portions.
BOOM! Science explained Solar eclipse!
Moon moves between Earth and the sun during its orbit.
Darkness is the sun's shadow
Neither is it menacing not a cause of sorrow.
Take a few measures and enjoy the magic
Fake stories vote down the logic
I'm happy that there's no giant snake in the sky
I'll not be eaten by it the day when I fly high.
Categories:
lollipop, child, confusion,
Form:
Rhyme