When Lillian had just been born,
She simply would not eat,
She had a pretty yellow tinge,
From her head down to her feet.
Her grandpa said "what would she be,
If this continued so...?"
I gave up and asked the answer,
"A silly lily, you know!"
"Ah, and what would she be if she cried?" he asked,
I felt a little blonde,
But he broke into a guant grin,
"Why, she'd be a Lily POND!"
And that's how the verses got started,
The lulling to soothe her, sung slow,
Sometimes work, sometimes don't,
Here are some examples below.
Lily pond, Lily pond, I love you,
Yes... I... Do...
Even though you're screaming at me,
And you're nappy's so smelly I can hardly breathe.
Lily pond, Lily pond, cease those tears,
Fight... Those... Fears...
I'm here by your side to fight too,
Though I can't read your mind, so give me a clue.
Lily pond, Lily pond, it's getting late,
I'm... Not... Irate...
But I really need to sleep soon,
And you must be getting sick of this tune!
Lily pond, Lily pond, please don't cry,
I'm... Near... By...
I know you want your ted,
But you're not meant to hit yourself on the head.
Lily pond, Lily pond, there's that smile!
It's... All... Worthwhile...
When your eyes light up and you grin,
I know together we can face anything.
Author notes
Onionducks - I agree
Okay... second attempt... still stuck on sweet. drat.
I don't have the means to place an imgage of her here.. so this is the next best thing..
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And the close-up of the century!
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I hope that cheered you up some honey! It's great to have you back!
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Great entry in this contest
I enjoyed your poem and wish you all the best in this contest 
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ONION!!!
good to see you my friend and yes, it did muddle into the cute versus the funny and I KNOW you can write funny, I remember our challenges all too well! I also encourage you to review rules for the use of ellipses. I would also try to add another stanza to explain within the poem where the name lily pond comes from, try to get away from the AN to explain poems.
Thanks for your submission and for the last rule compliance!
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Okay, i'll amend that... but.. um... what's an ellipse?
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LOL
*throws kat a dictionary, sighs, recalling being mother of a baby and points to the "..." and giggles* Now that is as much help as I can give and remain neutral dear, go see what else you need to know. -
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Oh... I used them because they're pauses in the line, the song doesn't work without them. I thought it had something to do with the sun, then i realised that has a 'c'
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