Come Play or ?? -- a Poem for Sundy Muse

        Come on in 

        the gate is open there's 

        entertainment galore 

        fishing boating 

        hunting and swim 

        people are friendly 

        friends you'll make 

        money's to be made 

        buskers play and 

        paid in cash 

        go right for swim 

        and left for dry 

        come on down 

        the waters are fine 

        put in your order 

        have it your way 

        the way you like it 

        bottoms up or down 

        hot or cold 

        or luke warm 

        salty or sweet 

        mouthful try 

        swim or drown 

        we don't mind 

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved 

 - Photos courtesy of Carrie for prompts and hosting, at the Sunday Muse #258,   

    https://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/2023/05/sunday-muse-258.html 

Fools? -- Poem, a Write for Friday Writings

  

             We the Farmers; Foolish Pair  

            Having killed our goose to eat 

            Goose that laid the golden egg 

            And eaten rest of our flock 

            Farmer boy, got city job 

            My wife was cleaning houses 

            Wages pooled we'd buy new flock 

            Hoping to train the new geese 

            More who would lay golden eggs 

            We would be rich like the kings 

            Spent money on geese, goose things 

            Geese ate well happy and sleek 

            Worked hard for our goal to meet 

            (Died poor all for golden dream)  

            (Golden eggs are never real)

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved (photo is of "Bing" search for "Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs")

 - I am linked with Rosemary for the Friday Writings #75  at            https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/?m=1

 - Rosemary has asked us to "take a well-known myth or fable and write as one of the main characters (not necessarily retelling their story so much as inhabiting their skin)."

 - Read some of the Aesop's Fables at this URL,  

   https://interestingliterature.com/2021/09/best-aesop-fables-summaries/ 

 - The original Aesop's tale of the Golden Goose should be there 

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a Quadrille Poem for dVerse writing -- Also for May Day

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HAPPY MAY DAY 

It's over the hill

just read the map 

One mile due east

from there turn left

Two point three and

house on the right

Aunt sue will be

ready for us

Her paper strung 

use last years pole

Maypole we'll dance

sing melody 

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023 , All Rights Reserved 

 - I'm linked with whimsygizmo at Quadrille #175 - Mapping out our poems, to, 

 https://dversepoets.com/2023/05/01/quadrille-175-mapping-out-our-poems/

 - Her instructions, as the quadrille is simply a poem of 44 words, excluding the title, "Whatever form of the word you choose, just be sure your poem is mapped out at just 44 words."  

 - My poem has 44 words and 48 syllables 

 - Click here to view other participants' Quadrille efforts 

 - Note:  I also have a piece written of the "Do you remember?" type.  It too is fairly short, an interactive HAPPY MAYDAY write.  Click here 

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May 2023 dVerse schedule

 May 2023 

Quadrille                            May 1, 15, 29

Poetics (every Tuesday)     May  2, 9, 16, 23, 30

OpenLinkNight                  May 11, 18 (LIVE), 20 (LIVE)

Meeting the Bar/Form       May  4, 25

Haibun Monday                 May  22

Prosery                               May  8 

I like writing for the Quadrille, Poetics, and Prosery prompts. Some of the others I tackle. 

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April -- NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 30 -- Mad Money -- and a Poem for Sunday Muse

     Wasted time and money

    Mama had warned her 

    "Spend your mad money

    very cautiously" 

    She didn't heed her  

    Now she wished she would 

    Save it for the time 

    Time you really need 

    Mad because your date 

    Didn't play fairly

    You imagine when 

    Times I've warned come true 

    Naughty naughty he 

    Sorry this came true 

    Walk home now you must 

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Carrie for the Photo from her selections for the Sunday  Muse #257 at 

    https://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/2023/04/sunday-muse-257.html

 - I am also linked with NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month, Day 30, 

    https://www.napowrimo.net/day-thirty-9/ 

 - Our suggested prompt is  follows"(. . . optional) prompt.  It wasn't compatible with any of Carrie's pictures so I opted out."  

 - It's a ditty with five syllable lines, I call it a half Sonnet

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