skip wop-ditty
auh ooh auh ooh
sonme time together
dancing with you
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danced all night
wwith my favorite gal
we did some contempary
soul searching all night long
danced all night with my Lady
we smiled
styling profiles
we danced all night long
when the music did a oop
I scatted and ooped
when the fella changed the beat
I scatt-dat deedled
to the groove
when she stood in
that ooh auh position
that one too sexy to mention
I scooped due-wooped
and be-bop
did you katch that dance move
we went dancing
we danced all night long
it was crazy
danced to my
favorite song
we went dancing
skipped to the beat
what fun we had dancing
all the new faces to greet
auh ooh we wop-ditty
auh she golly ooh
I love dancing
enjoyed my time
with you
The sun beamed through her window, and brightened up the air
When the mornings dim moon faded, she saw stardust everywhere
Her little nose softly whistled, and her eyelids gave a wink
When the lampposts in the garden, had all begun to blink
The sunflowers all popped up their heads, looking tall in all their poses
While the tulips and the daffodils, were mingling with the roses
My child woke up from her sleep, and fed water to the plants
Then she sprinkled stardust on them all, to watch them all wake up and dance
Peeking through my bedroom window, and watching my daughter having so much fun
I had to smile when I saw my child, laughing and waving to the sun
Good-bye she spoke in her meek-quiet voice, I'll see you again, Mr. Sun, real soon
But I have to go to school right now, so please come back this afternoon
So, when schooltime was over, and she was skipping her way back home
The sun popped out to stay with her, so she would not skip back alone
A squirrel named Skip McTwirl
became a waterskiing squirrel.
He zipped across the lake
leaving ripples in his wake
and shouting, “Watch me whirl!”
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why war when
the uni-verse is...
just one poem
len
Whimsical mushrooms had a glow that lit up the sky
How did you get this way? Asked a passing butterfly.
They had no answer, born with this amazing gift.
Some people tried to pick a fight, but they let irritation drift.
Their mother had told them, don’t let bullies suck you in
If they get you angry or crying, they will take the “win”.
Act like you do not care and promptly skip away.
She had to teach them to do this and did so that very day.
I treasure the moments
when my eyes catch an animal
hopping through a field of flowers
or even just a plain field.
In my headspace,
I metaphorically become both
the field and the rabbit.
Jumping through a field of flowers
feels like an intrusive jubilation
a sudden burst of hope,
a quiet sign that all will be well.
But a plain field speaks differently.
It feels dry. Unwell.
No bloom.
Lacking light.
And yet,
the rabbit is always there.
A blameless, alluring creature,
with a purity beyond human
comprehension or relativity.
Though the field may be plain,
and wary,
there is always hope nearby
maybe just a hop, skip,
and a jump away.
But always there.
Skip
"Bending People To Your Will"
IS
Delusional Sentimentality.
-Gray Squirrel
03-22-2025
In loving memory of our Mark,
Better known to most as Skip,
Reunited with Clegg up in paradise now,
Best friends back joined at the hip.
From thrashing about on his motorbikes,
Revving the **** out them in crickmere park,
To his mams house bouncing with hardcore,
As skip raved away to M.C's and afterdark.
He absolutely loved to spend time with family,
Travelling to raves and cutting shapes on the dance floor,
In fact if he was made to choose just one,
Wouldn't be sure what he said he loved more.
All the stories that so many have to share,
In the days ahead filled with both joy and pain,
Means his legacy shall forever live on,
Precious memories will always remain.
We feel you all around us buoy,
Your spirit will never ever be gone,
You never could call it a night,
May your soul forever rave on.
• Little man run
• Little man jump
• Little man hidden inside of a stump
• Little man skip
• Little man fly
• Little man asks a polar bear why
My dinner is often late now,
That's totally against my wish,
It is what I'll never allow,
I have to skip this late night dish,
That's totally against my wish,
I just want to reduce my fat,
I need to make my tummy flat.
It is what I'll never allow,
It's better I sleep with hunger,
I want to start looking younger.
I have to skip this late night dish,
So that I can be more healthy,
With power to be more wealthy.
Skip
Small skip, big skip,
mid skip
for a Yolosnip.
Skip in the Frumpket sun.
Skip in the Frumpket rain.
Small skip, big skip, mid skip fun.
Skip, skip, skip.
Slip, slip, slip.
Forward skip, back skip.
Sideways skip.
Skip, skip, skip.
Slip, slip, slip.
A skip
isn’t really a skip
without a slip.
Skip
into a bathtub of cheese dip.
Or skip
onto a parsnip.
Skip onto a fingertip.
Or skip
up onto a small ship.
On a grass strip
and on the porch lip
a skip
isn’t really a skip
without a slip.
Skip, skip, skip.
Slip, slip, slip.
Skip like a Frumpket dog.
Skip like a Frumpket frog.
Skip like a Frumpket hog.
Skip like a Frumpket hedgehog.
Skip, skip, skip, skip.
Slip, slip, slip, slip.
A skip
isn’t really a skip
without a slip.
Through a hoop skipping.
Through fog skipping.
Be good at skipping
or be not good at skipping.
Or be the best at skipping.
Good, not good, at skipping
or best at skipping ...
It doesn’t matter! You WILL slip!
You will still slip!
Small skip, big skip, mid skip.
Skip. Skip. Skip.
A skip
isn’t really a skip
without a slip!
If you have a weak stomach skip this one
Last chance.
Squeamish around gooey smelly stuff?
Second last chance.
Pass on by honey, and quickly.
My dog threw up today.
not once. Six times.
Each pile a little bigger than the one before it.
It was a coral color, and smelly. Gooey. Piles of it.
I got closer and saw pieces of partially eaten hot dogs.
Chunks of steak.
Part of a t-bone.
I gagged when I had finished cleaning these six piles.
Oh, yes, my husband said. I saw that on the porch.
He claims he only saw one pile of throw-up.
Not possible.
I am no longer speaking to this man.
Into deep woods I strolled one day, with my twin sister,
For if I had gone alone, I surely would have missed her.
We were looking for wild strawberries, but we got lost,
Under the warm sun shining, as breezes blew very soft.
We wandered for a while, then we sat to rest by a lake,
And after eating strawberries, we saw a talking snake.
He had seen us walking, and he took us partway home,
Then a pink bunny guided us, so we did not roam alone.
Red and pink flowers danced, to the whims of wild wind,
And they giggled and talked to us, as we turned a bend.
Fluffy clouds waved from above, as green froggy hopped,
Doing a lily pad skip, and pointing the way as he stopped.
Finally, a big gold and blue bird, led us out of the woods.
We said goodbye then, and dashed home in happy moods.
We got baskets full of strawberries. We'd had a lovely day,
In the enchanted woods, where animals talk, laugh and play!
Written on 4/2/2023
For: Write a Sweet Fairytale For Children
Poetry Contest
Sponsor: BJ Legros Kelley
Sure, I'm out of shape...
But must the distributors
of my frozen meal
insult me by instructing,
stir and recover?
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