Dance.... I want to see you dance.
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
As I hide from you in the dark,
I extinguish my little spark.
Your dog looks to the moon to bark,
but my place is not lunar -
ditch your radio tuner.
I'm in the distant universe,
ain't red-shifted - quite the reverse.
I have no photons to disperse.
You wanna ask, "Where you been?"
Why not ask Vera Rubin?
Na na na na na, can't find me,
no matter how you try to see,
with yer telescope, hee hee hee.
Wanna try using Hubble?
g'head, get on the double!
To scientists, I fascinate
and positively captivate.
My hobby is to gravitate
from the place I'm residing
in space where I am hiding.
Are you still wond'ring who I am?
If, 'scuse my French, you give a dam*,
without this guy, dear sir or ma'am,
the galaxies would splatter,
Sincerely Yours, Dark Matter.
Ollie ollie oxen free!
Cackles, snickers, chortles and squeals ease life's weight.
Laughter can completely reset our composure.
Humors random salves of mirth can ease feeling states.
Past times of paled poise were health fueled by laughs ardor.
Laughter can completely reset our composure.
Acute giggles often cause worthwhile tummy bunched aches.
Past times of paled poise were health fueled by laughs ardor.
Bonding laugh episodes can mold sweet memory shapes.
Acute giggles often cause worthwhile tummy bunched aches.
Laughs can floor lay us to mirth quake over and over.
Bonding laugh episodes can mold sweet memory shapes.
Laughing steers peace of mind like a kind chauffeur.
Laughs can floor lay us to mirth quake over and over.
Humors random salves of mirth can ease feeling states.
Laughing steers peace of mind like a kind chauffeur.
Cackles, snickers, chortles and squeals ease life's weight.
First posted 21-10-2023.
" Well at least he had the balls to ask her! :) " by the Poet.
A nice man was Ben Tickle.
He loved to eat a pickle.
He proposed. Tess was fickle.
Said she: "I can’t be a Tess Tickle!"
Being of sound mind and body, this dude
Bequeaths his soul to help those who've come unglued
The world needs more giggles
And more positive signals
For a better world to emerge with a new attitude
alabaster aardvark allows
banished blue booby
cobblestone cracks
during Dubuque’s disastrous date
effervescent egrets
feel felonious and free
giving giant giraffe gratitude
high-fiving hilarious hyenas
illustrious indigo iguana
jokily justifies
kangaroo’s curious kindness
luxurious llama laughs
mangy monkey mimics
noisy next-door neighbor
ornery oustanding ostrich of Oz
provokes prissy persnickety peacock
querulously quarrels with quick quail
resident rodent rushes
sassily sure-footed and serious
temperate tarantula turns
under universal udder
variegated villainous veins
willingly walk weirdly
‘xciting ‘xacting ‘xtraordinary
yellow yang yaks
zing in zigzag zones, zeroing alabaster aardvarks
Tinkling bells and bubbling brooks,
Giggles hiding in story books.
Peals of joy that fill the air,
Children's laughter everywhere.
It starts with grins and twinkling eyes,
Then burst forth like butterflies.
Contagious as can be, you'll find,
It leaves all worries far behind.
From tickled toes to joyful jokes,
Happy sounds from little folks.
Bouncing off the walls with glee,
A symphony of pure jubilee.
It echoes in the parks and halls,
Climbs up high and gently falls.
A sound so sweet, so pure and bright,
It fills the world with sheer delight.
This magical, enchanting sound,
Makes the whole world spin around.
For in a child's merry call,
We find the greatest joy of all.
‘Such wild giggles, get out of fantasy!’
I am told caught in sleep deprivation;
‘To you the insane is the solution .
That look in your eyes completely crazy.’
The colors spin and it’s all that I see
a kaleidoscope is a grande option;
Such wild giggles;
Flowers dance just like serendipity,
every song blooms into a rogue action;
To all of this I give my devotion.
Ugly truth see the sign? ‘No vacancy.’
Such wild giggles.
The anteater
gets to
stick out
its tongue...
What fun!
Sneaky little pointing finger
Wiggles, wiggles
Teasing tickles
Sneaky little pointing finger
Wiggles, wiggles
Tickles, tickles
Bottom of little bare feet
Sneaky little pointing finger
Wiggles, wiggles
Tickles, tickles
Ticklish loud giggles
9/5/2022
Giggles galore sounds like a stripper I knew
Whatta bod she possessed, with attributes beaucoup
When she went for a stroll
The spotlight she stole
Thousands upon thousands would play their kazoos
Ghosts of moments from our past
linger just beyond our reach;
those we once held close dearly,
now we silently beseech.
Silver memories of first love
now but sighs upon the wind--
near a place where, long ago,
broken hearts would soon begin.
Ghosts of a love once captured
but escaped in the quiet.
Children's whispers, their giggles
fade to echoes in the night.
Ghosts hold the untold murmurs
of our lives now almost spent.
Ghosts of a past that slumbers
where, long ago, dreams were sent.
Originally submitted October, 2021
Reworked and resubmitted January 23, 2022
for "A Brian Strand (1058)" Poetry Contest ~ First Place!
Title changed after judging
Ghosts of moments from our past
linger just beyond reach.
Those we once held most dearly,
now we silently beseech.
Silver secrets of first love--
now but sighs upon the wind,
near a place where, long ago,
broken hearts would soon begin.
Ghosts of a love, once captured
but escaped in the quiet.
Childrens' whispers, their giggles
fade to echoes in the night.
Ghosts hold the secret stories
of our lives now almost spent--
ghosts of memories that remain
where, once, only dreams were sent.
Originally submitted October, 2021
Reworked and submitted January 23,2022
for A Brian Strand (1058) Poetry Contest
Daffodils giggle
as snowflakes tickle cold stems
spring cajoles winter
Whatta silly billy this guy turned out to be
Happy as poop, certainly glad, I is me
I'd still rejoice
Even without a choice
A joyous individual, long live giggles, I decree!!!
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