Giggle Children Poems

Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Little Bee in Hospital
Terrible news.
Nurse says I’m not getting any the better.
The doctor doesn’t know why.  
Says need to watch what I eat,
 “clinically...

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Here and Hereafter
by Michael R. Burch

Life’s saving graces are love, pleasure, laughter ...
wisdom, it seems, is for the Hereafter.



Laughter’s Cry
by Michael R. Burch

Because life is...

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The age of innocence,
A daughter we adore,
Long hot summer days,
A toddler, only four.

Tadpoles in a jam-jar,
Watching as they wriggle,
Nature being studied,
Inviting her to giggle.

Eyes filled...

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i am going
to close
my eyes

and when i do
i' m going to count
to ten

so get ready
i going to find
you

all my
little friends

here i go
starting with the
number one

till...

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Distance Squared

The speed of light
is exactly how fast
my heart sends;
every prayer, 
every good thought, 
every perfect wish! 

The bright candle between us, 
it is the...

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Memories Such as These

As I look back on the years gone by
there are so many memories
that bring such joy to this heart of mine,
memories such...

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The Cat or the Mouse

Oh no…
Where’s the …? 
The kids are here, 
unexpectedly. 

Why don’t they call?
Give us a little warning. 
We can not party...

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Hand Made Things

Small things made my ready hands, giving of themselves and their time. 
Time; their very lives, a measured existence between birth, life and...

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Cracker jack energy spit spot spit spot!
Jumping me awake 
Energized, eager, energy galore.
I wake up to cartwheels, giggles and spins.
Open one eye and catch a...

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To be Ignored (heads in the air, or maybe noses)

The toilet makes a swoosh, 
The drain makes a giggle.
Grandpa lets go a “big” one, 
and...

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A pot of stew. 
Made with meat. 
Meat and more meat.
I am hungry. 

What is for dinner, mother?
...

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On a hot hot day, the sprinkler shoots
Its droplets in the air.
For little kids, there is such joy
In running under there.

They dash right in and,...

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Where does my kitty cat go every day?
When I'm heading to school, is he getting away?
Or forgetting he musn't let strays in to play?
Where does...

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Dragon Giggles

To make a dragon giggle 
you must wiggle  both your ears 
stand upon one foot
scream and shout  and hope he hears.
If he...

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