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Monday, January 30, 2023

Productive Time

 Despite the fact they couldn’t find the loot for jobs (times three!)

And though they’d looked (and pestered and he left them all ‘at sea’,)

Their son had been arrested—doing time for robbery,

His dad wrote him a letter wishing he could soon be free,

“I’m getting old, my boy,” he said. “And I just can’t see me

Plowing fields to get them ready for spring’s planting spree.”

The boy wrote back, said, “Dad! Please do not plow there past the trees!

I’ve buried ‘something’ there I don’t wish anyone to see,

I will not say just what it is to you, my conferee,

Because they read my letters here. You know that part is key,

If the cops were to discover what I left, you will agree,

My situation here would be compounded terribly!”

A few days later came a letter for the addressee,

Again, ‘twas from his father and the note was filled with glee,

“I’m not quite sure what happened, Son,” the letter said to he,

“But I’d just got your letter when some cops came o’er the lee,

And dug and dug and turned the soil as far as I could see,

Then disappointed, packed and left me with a field’s debris,

I don’t know why they came, my boy—what purpose there could be,

But now I’ll get my planting done. A miracle you’ll agree!”


Cause Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So KarenCharlotteMimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?

What’s your favourite ‘snacky’ treat?
Our frozen Yogurt’s hard to beat!

Thinking of joining us for Poetry Monday?
We'd love to welcome you!
Topics for the next few weeks 
(with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)...
Time (January 30) Today!
Frozen Yogurt (February 6)
Random Acts of Kindness (February 13)
Be Humble (February 20)
Pineapple (February 27)
Cookies (March 6)
Butterflies (March 13)
Buzzards (March 20)
Celebrating Earth Day (March 27)
Maps (April 3)
Golf (April 10)
Safety Pins (April 17)
Pigs in Blankets (April 24)

10 comments:

  1. That's hilarious! He got his father's fields plowed!

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  2. Brilliant plan. :)

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  3. I absolutely loved this. Everyone wins!!

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  4. What a clever boy (and a devoted son).

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  5. So wonderful and clever! Love this... Laurie

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  6. You do such a good job with these! ---Marcia @ Menopausal Mom

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  7. That's an oldie but goodie - I've never seen it told in poetry, though. Nice!

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  8. A tricky way to get his father's fields dug over for him.

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  9. Brilliant, both his plan and your poem!

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  10. That was one smart son - and a darn good poem!

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