I'm rather thin and oddly shaped
No standard form for me
I'm partly curved and partly square
I'm quite unique, you see
My friends are all so picturesque
They love their jobs, I know
I guess I'm just a rebel,
I need to fight the flow
I dodged the hum-drum, ran away
I'm happy to be free
I hate to spoil their family fun,
But now they're after me
I love my independence,
I'm puzzling but I'm strong
I made my choice, I love this life
'boxed in' for far too long
My new home is the sofa
It's warm and safe down here
They keep on trying to find me
I know when they are near
I hear their fruitless searching
I hear them moving chairs
I saw them lifting carpets,
and hunt beneath the stairs
I'm sure they combed the kitchen,
the lounge and diner too
I know they tried the storeroom,
the cellar, and the loo
They checked the master bedroom
They looked beneath the bed
They emptied chests, they emptied trunks
They even tried the shed ?
They questioned all the neighbours
Then asked a private eye,
a mystic and a medium,
but then, as time went by,
they called in a detective
The best in the police!
But will he ever find me ?
The missing jigsaw piece..
Author notes
Welshdragon
You have my express permission to use this poem in any way which would help. Very good luck. Please, I have only entered this contest to help the little boy. I am not interested in trophies or points.
Good luck, again.
And a big thanks to Galfalfa for her input. Invaluable Wil' Diolch Yn Fawr Cariad
In a list
A contest entry
- Sick Young Boy Needs a Poem! by mackereth.
2500 points, ended March 31, 2008, 41 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Loved it
Great stuff you have a knack for a great climax at the end ........ for I can never guess what is coming ..... lol ...you think I should rephrase it ????
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Your compassion shines forth in this wonderful piece! I am sure it will bring smiles for a long time to come! Blessings and best wishes,
Frogz~
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Hahaha! Good one! Flows and rhymes well and is cute and fun!
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Thanks FNB Appreciate your kind comments
Glad you enjoyed it. I enjoyed writing it
WD
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Ah,,, so this is where you were
I've been searching all over for and finally found it here which is truly an inspiration.
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Thanks GL. Loved your comment. Glad you enjoyed it. Just one of my sillies.
Cheers
WD
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First of all i would like to thank you for entering my contest. Just by doing so you are giving hope to everyone that this has affected. This is awesome! I was trying to figure out what it was the whole time i was reading. Could it be a remote?A lost cat or dog? that was awesome. Thanks again for your entry, and good luck in the contest!
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Damn you WD you had me trying to guess just what it was you were hiding from the reader Never would have guess in a million years but as soon as i knew everything made sense you gave enough clues Guess I'm just thick Great work ( do i ever get tired of saying that?) nae
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Hi L
This has been in my W.I.P for a while. I only thought of posting it when I saw the contest with the sick little boy. Hope it cheers him up.
Thanks again my friend. I'll be reading yours soon
Take care
WD
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