Short Toboggan Poems

lively winter noon
kids push toboggan downhill ~
merriment on ice


Ice, Snow or Frost Haiku Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Tania Kitchin
Word chosen: Ice
Syllables checked at HMS
Date written: 12/27/2022...

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TOBOGGAN
Freezing fingers, freezing toes,
Running eyes and bright red nose.
But he’s oblivious to the pain
As he clambers up again
Then hurtling down the hill he goes

15th December 2021
Winter Quintain Poetry Contest
Sponsor Francine Roberts...

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Cold is the white crystalline night 

As the snowflakes gently fall

A pristine sight by candlelight 

Casting shadows on the wall 

Snuggly in bed my weary head 

Begins drifting off to sleep 

Dreams of my red toboggan sled

Flying over snows so deep

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Oliver Smart so full of 
pride
Loved to toboggan, on his 
bum he did slide
Yippee he would yell as he 
conquered the hill
Maybe I’ll go to Vancouver, 
compete, what a thrill
Pictures of gold medals in 
his head did deluge
Instead to find out that his 
sport was the luge   
Crazy canucks he 
exclaimed with a shout
Sorry boys but this Oliver’s 
out...

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Listen to poem:

I wish I knew an erago how words can plex your noggin
At times like sliding down a hill with only your toboggan 
Once you start you cannot stop, it feels like going south
One foot on the slippy slope, the other in your mouth

Words obey and forever stay, even when you oopsy doodle
Words command and forever stand, but you have to use your noodle
Words can bend and oft offend, but words are only say
Relax yourself,  enjoy the day, put all the words away...

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