spring poem

Ok, so I'm really really REALLY late in posting this. I wrote it when I was bored at work on April 6th. My friend, Trish, was still wishing for snow and we had quite a few late snowstorms. So, yeah, here is my poem:

I'm ready for spring,

Ready to smell the flowers,

Ready to run and swing.

Ready to put my coat away,

Ready to have fun

And play outside all day.

It is April, after all,

So won't you please

Give Mother Nature a call

And let her know,

That we are done

With the cold and snow.

And so my dear friend, Trish,

Will you please stop

Making snow your wish?

Mother Nature listens to you,

And I don't know

What else to do.

Don't you want a day

That is sunny and warm

So you can grab a blanket and lay

On the grass and read a book?

Or go in the mountains

And walk and look

At all the flora and fauna,

C'mon, admit it

You know you wanna!

So, then are we agreed

That more snow is

Not what we need?

So I beg you, Trish

Make sunny weather

Your next wish!

I thought it was fun. But, then, I am kind of biased. :)

this year's Christmas poem

I wrote a few poems last winter, and I was feeling creative yesterday so I wrote this one:

'Twas a week before Christmas,
And I'm still obsessed
With getting all my shopping done,
So I won't be so stressed.

The snow keeps falling
Slowly and softly down,
Which makes it hard
To get around the town.

But then what to my
Wandering ears should I hear,
But a radio advertisement
Crucial to this year:

"Are you tired of all
The cold falling snow?
Does it make you feel
Like you don't want to go

Out in this bad weather?
I have an answer for you!
Online shopping is the
Only thing to do!"

Away to my computer,
I ran in the house,
Pressed the on button,
And grabbed at the mouse.

I sat and I waited,
For the websites to load,
Hoping that I could wait,
And that I wouldn't explode.

Still waiting and waiting,
I came to the conclusion
That high speed internet
Was the solution!

So away to the phone,
I flew like a flash
Calling all the internet providers
With flair and panache.

But to my extreme
Frustration and dismay,
No one could come until
2 o'clock Christmas Eve day.

But as we all know,
In this this age and day,
That it really means
They won't get here 'til May.

So back to my computer,
I turned with a sigh,
Depressed and hopeless,
And trying not to cry.

So I sit and I wait,
And I am waiting still,
Playing minesweeper and solitaire
As I have a ton of time to kill.

I wait and I wait,
And I wait and I wait,
Hoping the websites will load
Before it gets too late.

The next thing I knew,
My family is here,
Whistling and shouting
And calling "Happy New Year!"

"What?!" I cried,
As they ran out of sight,
I had been sitting at the computer,
Until New Year's night!

"Where had the time gone?"
I wondered out loud,
But I just shrugged and
Went out to join the crowd.

So Christmas had come and gone,
And I am sorry to say
That there were no gifts
From me on that Christmas Day.

Next year, I vowed,
I will be better,
Maybe everyone will get
A brand new sweater!

My apologies I give you,
And also I will say,
I hope you had
A wonderful holiday!

What do you think?

Monday Morning Poetry

Yep. I was bored at work Monday morning, too. But I'm just now getting around to posting it. Actually, I think that is a record for me to have another post so soon. I'm on a roll!

Poem #1

I reached a conclusion

Early this morning at 5

While I was trying

To keep myself alive.

The freezing cold

Was getting to me,

And it brought me to this epiphany:

I don't want to work anymore,

I don't want to quit -

That would be a bore.

And I'm not about to get fired,

But wouldn't it be nice

If I could just be retired!

Just think - It would be so great!

I could stay up

and sleep in late!

I could spend all day

Doing whatever I wanted,

I could even visit

A house most haunted!

I wish I could retire

While I am still young.

Then I wouldn't miss out

On all the fun!

Poem #2

I'm much too old,

To get up so early

And be out in the cold!

But at least I'm warm now,

So I guess I'll stop

Having a cow.

A winter girl, I am not!

But I must admit,

The weekend snow hit the spot.

My nephew and I had a blast,

At least until I got

Too cold to last!

Poem #3

Full of contradictions, that I am.

First I'm young, then I'm old.

And now my tale is all told.

For now. :)

Kind of dorky. But it kept me entertained for a bit. And that made the work day go by faster!

A Christmas Poem...by me!

I was bored at work one morning exactly 4 weeks before Christmas, so I wrote this:

'Twas 4 weeks before Christmas,
And all through my work,
The attorneys were all stirring,
One being quite a jerk!

The office has no decorations,
But they will come soon, I hear,
Poinsettias, and garlands,
And a tree, never fear!

The secretaries and staff
Were nestled all snug in their spaces,
While stacks of never-ending filing
Hid all their pretty faces.

When what to their wandering
Eyes should appear
An empty file cart
And nobody near!

More rapid than eagles,
They all flew to the cart,
Cursing and yelling
And tearing it apart!

I sat and watched them fight
With a shocked look on my face,
I couldn't believe what I was seeing...
What horror! What disgrace!

And I heard one exclaim,
As she tumbled out of sight,
"Oh, why didn't I stretch
Before I got into this fight!"


The last line needs a little work, but it made me laugh!