Toyland Battles
The child, now sleeping, loudly snores.
The nightlight shines there on the wall.
If you could peer under the door,
The sight awaiting would enthrall:
It seems the toys have come to life!
They are engaged in no mere game:
A toyland battle to the death!
The superheroes are to blame;
The men in green have few troops left;
Their losses heavy in the
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Categories:
toyland, dream, war,
Form: Tail-rhyme
Christmas Time In Toyland
santa in toy land
frenzied workers creating
elves striped candy cane
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Categories:
toyland, christmas,
Form: Senryu
Toyland Island
I'm going to sea in a blueberry boat
Full of bananas and chocolate like an ice cream float
Raising cotton candy sails with my best friend
Picking up speed in the pixie dust wind
Rock candy dolphins jump in the strawberry sea
My crew of gingerbread boys sail with me
Gumballs, candy and sweet lollypops
Yummy filled pies with whipped cream tops
Sailing
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Categories:
toyland, children, fun, magic,
Form: Narrative
There Was No Snow In Toyland
There was no snow in Toyland!
There was no snow in Toyland!
The reindeer munched their Hay.
The magic of a white Christmas!
Was just not there that day.
The Christmas fairy visited.
Santa expressed his fear.
His sleigh had no runway.
To take off on this year!
All the elves were brokenhearted.
The toys made, packed and labelled ready to go.
All loaded on Santa’s
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Categories:
toyland, children, christmas, kids, fun,
Form: I do not know?
A Friend From Toyland
At eighteen months, I was too young
For such a fragile dolly.
I received her on my second Christmas
My indulgent parents’ folly.
I don’t remember getting “Nelly”.
She just had always been there.
She’d sit so quietly in my lap
As I rocked in my rocking chair.
She had big, blue, sleeping eyes,
And was dressed in silk and lace.
Brown curls
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Categories:
toyland, childhoodnice, nice,
Form: Rhyme