Word Bank: Use 10
glistening shock mine lost warrior deluge tundra singing twinkle glass
mirror eyes clock tainted shy cheetah sleek marshmallow inferno indignation
It is still a shock to count the years,
they pass us, blurring by so quickly.
The birthdays you reject now,
still come. Yours, always before mine.
But even in silver, tarnished a bit by time,
you are still my warrior, eyes twinkling,
choosing laughter, and fun as weapons.
Large, so human, but a sleek cheetah
wild on the tundra stalking it's game,
hasn't got a move that can beat you
when your on the move, a prank in mind
setting me up for a shriek or laugh,
and earning you, your well earned badge.
A well placed bruise on the right shoulder.
You try to act like an indignant inferno of rage,
but you can't toast marshmallows on a two second flash.
Your sense of humor always gets the best of you.
Too bad I was born without one
leaving you to spend clock ticks, and calendar clicks
with the pranksters perfect victim,
I never see them coming
until I sit on the innumerable stuffed bunnies
you swear are multiplying on their own in my car,
or I lay on an object you try to convince me was placed
magically in our bed by the obnoxious bed faeries, not you.
Six kids, twenty five years, and still you haven't run out of tricks.
And I hope you never do.
Happy Anniversary.
A contest entry
- Word Bank and Picture Prompts by Spock.
900 points, ended March 10, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
-
Wow, this is really well-done, and it was especially intriguing to me because I couldn't predict any of it. You had a very unique way of bringing your ideas across, and I like your originality when it comes to your use of language. Excellent job on the word bank! Nothing seemed forced at all. It just....flowed.
-
AWWWW!!!! That's so sweet!!!
Good luck in the contest and good use of the wordbank, in my opinion. Good luck in the contest.
-
great
This is really good. I'm sure she loved it.
-
Awww that was so sweet! In the beginning of the poem I had no idea it was going to turn out like that, and I rather liked the suspense of wondering who you were addressing. I love the way you used the words, and the metaphors were great. Excellent write, and thanks for entering!
Adding your comment:
