POETRY FRIDAY

"The poem I really was going to write in honor of my visitors"

A poem? You want a poem?

Hey, I was going to write one

but then my son and his geography teacher

 wanted to know what I was thinking  

about globalization. 

And to tell the truth,

I hadn't thought much about globalization, 

at least not in the last couple of hours.

Not since I left my purse at the post office

when I went to mail my taxes,

to the accountant, three weeks after

they were supposed to be there. 

I did not want to write a paragraph about globalization.

I'm writing a poem, remember?

A poem? You want a poem?

 Hey, I was going to write one,

but first I had to rescue the  basketball sock 

from the dog because I do not think

those thick, fleecy socks travel

through the intestine any more easily 

than the $1.29 dishtowel that did not 

make the journey last month. 

And I did not have time  to write a check to the vet.

I'm writing a poem.

Remember?

A poem? You want a poem? 

 Hey, I was going to write one

but then the basketball coach emailed to remind me

that the application to sell snow cones

at the arts festival in July had to be turned in 

by tomorrow at noon. He knew I had already done it,

but he just wanted to make sure. 

And so I had to stop mid-stanza

to fill out the application

for the 14% profit we could make 

selling  pale-purple frozen water. 

But hey, I really am writing a poem,

remember?

A poem? You want a poem? 

I am gonna write one. Really I am.

But  I remembered that 

JaShay's grandmother, 

really the mom who is raising her,

had surgery today. 

And I wanted Jashay to  know

She is not alone. And so I wrote a card.

Which is kinda like a poem. 

But hey, I am gonna write a poem. 

Tomorrow.

When I'm not so busy writing a life. 

I'm gonna write a poem.

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Joking aside, I'm so glad you're here. 

Leave your poem in the comments, 

and I'll compile them throughout the day. 

 

EDITED AT 5:45: Holy cow, you poets know how to party!!!! More than 20 contributions and the sun isn't even over the horizon yet in Colorado. I'm have to go to a workshop all day today and probably won't have internet access, so I won't  I round em up, but there is already a ton of terrific stuff in the comment section.