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Monday, February 6, 2023

MOM

The young boy and his Mama had been out the whole day through,

Running lots of errands, and then baseball practice, too,

The last thing on their list was stopping at the grocery store,

Both anxious to go home and get their feet up off the floor!

“Can I have Frozen Yogurt, Mom?” the boy asked anxiously,

He was hungry, hot and tired—put his heart into his plea,

Mama told him, “No, son,” as she pushed her cart along,

“We’re going home to dinner so to eat now would be wrong!”

But still the boy persisted, he was hungry, he was tired,

And frozen yogurt would prevent his spirits getting mired,

But his mom was firm and her son would not get his treat,

She told him to get in the car and buckled in his seat,

The boy tried one last time to sway his mama to his side,

By now it wasn’t hunger driving. No, it reeked of pride,

“Pleeease, oh pleeease!” he begged his Mom, his voice as sweet as honey,

She shook her head, said, “What d’you think? That I am made of money?!”

The boy just turned and looked as he was headed for the door,

“Gosh!” he said. “But isn’t that what M-O-M stands for?”


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?

Be kind! Be kind! That’s how you were designed,
Be smart, be fun, be fast on the run...but best of all, be kind!

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!)...
Frozen Yogurt (February 6) Today!
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. LOL, funny, my kids thought the same thing.

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  2. I love this, always love your poetry. But your site thinks my url's are invalid. Thanks, Beth

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    1. I'm so happy you love the poetry, Beth, but I'm so sorry about the URL's. Have you tried signing in? I have to do that with Karen and Alana's sites. I'm afraid I'm completely at sea when it comes to figuring out things like this. I've checked my settings and they are wide open. Sigh. Sorry again!

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  3. Oh yes, I think every child thinks MOM stands for just that. Even after they are grown up! Now you have me wondering if MOM relented after that last attempt at the frozen yogurt.

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  4. Yes, that's kid logic. Love the poetry!

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  5. Hilarious! Most kids think that! I know mine did.

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