So easy to call him Titch.
He's just a tiny teddy-bear.
Yet I, a grown-up man,
feel a strange affection.
Affection, yes, for something fluffy,
and all you can do is look at it,
talk to it – or should I say “him”? –
and leave it on a shelf, table, desk.
Ah, yes, so much history:
Theodore Roosevelt.
He hated the name Teddy,
but folk would call him that.
So thank you, Theodore.
I will not call you Teddy.
You hated it, I know,
so this teddy we call Titch.
(29 Jul 2023)
Categories:
theodore, america, history, presidents day,
Form: Free verse
For Theodore could take no more
Packing his things, leaving for good
Never looking back at the door
Saying goodbye? he never would.
He was always told what was best
For Theodore could take no more
His heart pounding out of his chest
Breaking through, feeling where it tore
He felt an ache down to his core
Silently screaming while he ran
For Theodore could take no more
Heading to where it all began
His feet over the edge, echo
Feeling the tear drops start to pour
Let it all go, or just let go?
For Theodore could take no more.
Categories:
theodore, sad,
Form: Quatern
Children love teddy bears
They keep them company
Children imagine that they are real
And they can feel, hear and see
Teddies are a child's best friend
Be it girl or boy
Many children have Teddys'
They are their favourite toy
Children tell their Teddy's everything
All their worries and cares
Nobody agrees with children
Like their Teddy bears
They can say outrageous things
And don't get a smack
They can whisper secrets
As bears' can't answer back
A child can dress their bear in clothes
Tie coloured ribbons around their ears
And cuddle up to their Teddys'
To take away their fears
When a child grows up
And Teddy's not needed anymore
They will always be remembered
The bears' named after Theodore
Categories:
theodore, 10th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Standing tough, no matter the outcome. Sister Jean's 98, good to be backed and a school like Loyola Chicago, well they got some talented players, and now they are going into the final four.
Fight the good fight, stand up for the little guy, all this and more.
This kind of salutary, we come we go, they came they've gone; like an awakening in sleepy town, like a moonshot, we made it to the moon, someone took a picture of Earth, just what it
looks like from space.
I rubbed up against the butt of dog high upon the heavens and flipped the Earth's polarity
so there was this rise and shine with nothing else to say, it's always the same, it's all gone mad
until you believe, what is it you believe
Thermodynamics: I wear this tight fitting spandex under my clothes, to help me run, like thermal underwear I would wear as a kid on the coldest of days.
Did you ever notice that when you wear thermal underwear underneath, that if you stand near anything, it reflects your own bodies warmth.
Peace!
Categories:
theodore, analogy, basketball, body,
Form: Carpe Diem
This man was affectionately nicknamed “The Stork”.
He played only two seasons with the Mets from New York.
George was a native of Salt Lake City.
His major league baseball statistics were not pretty.
When interviewed, he would often deliver a vintage quip.
He would have played longer if he didn’t dislocate his hip.
After the 1974 campaign, George walked away.
He is a youth baseball coach and school counselor today.
I thank wikipedia.org online encyclopedia for information I obtained to write this poem.
Categories:
theodore, baseball, dedication, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Tediously bored, Sir Drake
Prolonged afternoon of tea and cakes
Jam coats his chin with gooey paste
A beard of crumbs hangs from his face
His manner somewhat hard to grasp
Small fingers smother giddy laughs.
.
To sup he’d need a tuning fork
to confound the smacks from lamb and pork.
Lanky strands of cabbage slaw.
Gravy splashes grease his jaw
Pastries flurry dandruff flakes
A grubby mess, grandiose Sir Drake
Theodore Aka Teddy Bear
With soggy paws and matted hair
Needs a scrub from his stout chin
to the furry spats about his shins.
Carried off by loving arms
A bath restores his stately charm.
Categories:
theodore, family, children, imagination,
Form: Couplet