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Monday, July 10, 2023

My Very Own Teddy



When I was young, the dark I feared,
My brothers teased and thought me weird,
I sighed and recognized my lot,
Imagination’s what I’d got.

Then Mama gave me something warm,
Just to protect me from the storm,
And from the creatures of the dark,
That under my small bed were parked.

‘Twas plump and cuddly, soft and sweet,
It blotted tears, caressed my cheeks,
When monsters came (at close of day),
I cuddled hard—they went away.

I called it ‘Teddy’, ‘cause it was,
A Teddy Bear with furry paws,
And so together he and me,
We grew as close as friends could be.

And time went on and then I grew
Got married to a boy I knew,
But though much older, I’d not outgrown,
That fear of darkness that I'd known,

I had no bear to cuddle with,
Protect me from my monster myths,
But then I found I’d something more,
To stop those monsters at the door.

My marriage gave me someone warm,
Just to protect me from the storm,
And from the creatures of the dark,
That under my large bed were parked.

He’s not fuzzy, but he's sweet,
He blots my tears, caresses cheeks,
When monsters come (at close of day),
I cuddle hard—they go away.

So though I don’t have Teddy now,
It doesn’t matter anyhow,
‘Cause what I have is far more 'good',
Than what I had in childhood!

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?

Need to express your mood a bit?
Emojis will take care of it!

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!)...

Teddy Bears (July 10) Today!
Emojis (July 17)
Cousins (July 24)
Avocados (July 31)
Moonshine (August 7)
Roses (August 14)
Sea Monsters (August 21)
At the Beauty Parlour/Parlor (August 28)

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