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 

 - I am linked with Magaly at Friday Writings #89 ,   https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2023/08/friday-writings-89-you-laughed-you.html?m=1

 - Magaly has asked us to write about the last time you had a good laugh or cry.

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Said, Done, Butchered ~~ a Poem for Friday Writings

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Errant Cow

                      Well I've said it now 

                      Laid food for the cow 

                      Said what I know how 

                      But it isn't done 

                      Yes I've had my fun 

                      Still cow needs a pun 

                      A tasty wry curd 

                      You can say the word 

                      Make queen of the herd 

                      Not good telling puns 

                      (The finishing touch)                                   Butchered every one 

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2007 [July 10, 2007] and 2023 Respectively, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Rommy at the Friday Writings #83, at  

     https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/

 - Rommy says, “the phrase is ‘the finishing touch’. Write something inspired by it.” 

 - In Ireland; this is an Irish cow, a white face Herford, the rest of the herd were running along the fence 

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Weather's Future Guessing - a Ditty Trial Poem for dVerse Heroic Form

            Thoughts; Climate Theories 

    Weather science and climate change 

    Do these two behemoths conflict 

    Science has the proof to offer claim 

    Climate theory yet hasn't clicked 

    States have passed laws which forbid 

    acknowledging climate change     

    Calling "useless" theoretics 

    Imagining of the strange  

    

    Look at the thermometer 

    Check the rainfall and the floods 

    Winter snows call St. Peter  

    Droughts and dust storms, eating bugs     

    Hotter and colder, stronger each 

    Temperature changes may hurry 

    Or perhaps they will never be 

    I'm no expert I just worry 

    Me, put my head neath a pillow 

    Way too much for me to swallow 

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2011* and 2023, Respectively,  All Rights Reserved 

 - The photo at 

   https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2011/08/well-wishes-six-word-saturday-therapy.html

 - I am linked with Bjorn at dVerse Poetry Forms, at    

    https://dversepoets.com/2023/06/15/mtb-with-john-donne-and-his-heroic-sonnet/   

 - Bjorn has introduced us to the "Heroic Sonnet" form and given us an example written by John Donne.  As we were given some leeway in our product, mine has ten eight syllable lines instead of eighteen lines of ten syllables.  

 - Click Here to read other's writings for this prompt

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It's on the Cook -- a Poem for dVerse Quadrille Night

 

          Cook is Being Generous 

        It's Friday night and tonight 

        It's fish night, fish and chips night 

        They're free tonight, a handout 

        A present from the Pub cook 

        Buy a drink then grub is free 

        Can of diet Coke fits me

        Catsup, peas, tarter sauce

        With BIG TIP following 

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 - Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2012* and 2023 respectively, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with lillian in Quadrille at dVerse Quadrille Night where the prompt word is "present"

    https://dversepoets.com/2023/06/12/come-imbibe-with-me-today/ 

 - Click here to see other's works with this prompt *Note:  I eat 'Fish Chips with Mushy Peas' quite often, not all make my blog.  These are some of them.  The ocean window seat was of Mrs. Jim and me having lunch at the Pub on the cruise ship, Queen Mary.  Of course they served Fish and Chips.

    https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/search?q=fish+and%20chips

Walker, Take Care -- a Poem for Sundy Muse -- and a Goodbye Note

 

                Tight Rope Walker 

            Mr. Tight Rope Walker, hear 

            Beware the lying big hawk 

            He's a liar through and through 

            He'll lead you to destruction 

            A terrible fall he wants 

            Wants you to crash, you could die 

            He holds the end of your rope 

            Clutching with his tiny claws 

            Getting tired he leads you on 

            Remember what you have learned 

            Keep your fate in your own hands 

            That's our trade's unwritten rule 

            You did well in rope walking 

            Class of Flying Trapeze School 

            Jumpers should pack their own chutes 

            You've no chute Walker turn back 

Flying Trapeze School, photo copyright, Jimmiehov 2013 
https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2013/07/two-shoes-tuesday-poem.html

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2013 and 2023, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Carrie for the prompt picture at the top, for the Sunday Muse # 259 at       https://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/2023/05/sunday-muse-259.html 

 - The bottom photo was taken at one of my visits to the Regents Park in London.  We went often when our daughter took her family and went there for her work.  She stayed five years, her company paid flat was within walking distance of this park and Beatle territory, Paul McCartney lived one block from her flat in his own house.  

- We all like Carri and thank her for her serving her for such a long time.  However, Carrie has decided to shut down the Sunday Muse after next week, making 260 weeks this blog has run.  I probably will not write anymore Sunday poems after next week.  

    My two other weekend blogs are a meme type post on "Jim's Little Blog" click here, and on this blog for "Friday Writings" which is for poetry and prose type writings.  Sometimes I write casually, during the week with free or prompted poems for "dVerse", https://dversepoets.com/ .  They will appear on this blog as I write. 

    At Christmas time I plan to keep up my "jim's little Christmas tree farm" posts, starting a few weeks before Christmas.  I also have there recipes and other stuff now and then.  Then too, this will possibly free me up for more often posting a Q&A blog, "Ask Dr. Jim (blog)" 

     click here.  

 - GOODBYE CARRIE, 

        we have enjoyed your work products.  Please keep our URLs on your 

                list and come visit and/or write with us when you can.  

                        THANK YOU 

                               so very much!!  

                                        Jim H

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