Thursday, August 10, 2023

The Laugh -- a Poem for Friday Writings

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  A Laughing Matter?

Little girl growing big 
Taller than her grandma  
Maturing, ladylike 
At our house yesterday 

Called, we at doctor place 
"Mimi, like to spend day 
Pick me up from my place?" 
So pick her up we did 

Small talk while driving home 
At her request, one stop 
McDonald's, she went in 
Back out with sack and glass 

We took care of some needs 
Sack on coffee table 
She's on the floor beside 
Playing game on her phone 

We'd eaten on the way 
Ice cream now for dessert 
Our guest, milk chocolate 
Be her favorite, ever 

Game time, old hide and seek? 
Kid stuff, not for freshman 
High school now, play new game 
"My creation," she beamed  

Three people.  Six stuffed toys 
One is "it". Two go out 
"It" hides the six stuffed toys 
"It" then calls in the two 

Leaves while two find the toys 
Find before "It" comes back 
If not, must sneak around 
First one caught is new "It" 

Toys brought in next game begins 
Once Mimi couldn't find 
Red Tomato she'd hid 
Worse we couldn't either 

Game was over, all laughed 
Laughed and laughed O so hard 
Mimi, how'd you forget? 
We needed a hard laugh 

Toy selection was made by our Teen: (top to bottom) 
    Two snowmen, on the left when she was four, 
       the right for the Christmas tree, occasion not remembered
    Two tomatoes belonged to my mother before marriage also 
    Two baby lions, on the left a gift to Mrs. from me 
       the right "just came mainly unnoticed"

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 -Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov6 2023, All Rights Reserved 
 - Magaly has asked us to write about the last time you had a good laugh or cry.
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12 Comments:

At Friday, August 11, 2023 3:26:00 AM, Blogger Marja said...

oh that's happiness Grandchildren, play and laughter

 
At Friday, August 11, 2023 5:56:00 AM, Blogger Cad said...

Your words are as playful as any child. :-) Big thumbs up from me.

 
At Friday, August 11, 2023 7:27:00 AM, Blogger Penelope Notes said...

The injection of youth into everyday life is reviving and your Mimi sounds like a jewel.

 
At Friday, August 11, 2023 12:37:00 PM, Blogger Priscilla King said...

Sounds like a lot of healthy laughter went on! Thank you for sharing the experience of laughing with a child.

 
At Friday, August 11, 2023 1:30:00 PM, Blogger colleen said...

I love the childlike language this employs and also I feel the fun.

 
At Friday, August 11, 2023 6:44:00 PM, Blogger Jinksy said...

Adorable collection of toys as memory-triggers and inspiration alike. :-)

 
At Friday, August 11, 2023 7:30:00 PM, Anonymous Rajani said...

Fun times!

 
At Friday, August 11, 2023 7:40:00 PM, Blogger Magaly Guerrero said...

Children are gifts. And grandparents who understand and embrace that are magic. This was lovely.

 
At Saturday, August 12, 2023 2:16:00 PM, Anonymous Kim whysall-Hammond said...

Lovely!

 
At Saturday, August 12, 2023 9:24:00 PM, Blogger jossina said...

Mimi seems to be a lovely company and you a good sport too , I enjoyed every bit of the poem

 
At Sunday, August 13, 2023 11:06:00 AM, Blogger Helen said...

I so enjoyed reading this Jim. My sister is Mimi to her grandchildren which made it even more special.

 
At Tuesday, August 15, 2023 8:01:00 AM, Blogger dsnake1 said...

It must be fun times when the grandkid visits. Nice collection of plushies, by the way.
I also like the way you write the poem in short verses. :)

 

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