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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH....Day Twenty-five



A few weeks ago I saw a news story that triggered a whimsical poem. Living in Florida it's not uncommon for gators to be wandering. This particular Sunday afternoon an alligator had walked into the lobby of a local hotel in my area. It was not a big gator but a small size.  Of course any gator can be scary.  
The funny thing about this incident is that the local chapter of a veteran's organization which I am member is hosting the state wide convention in June.  The hotel, where the gator wandered into, is where the convention is being held.  I am hoping that there is no repeat of this come convention time. 
The other poem I composed gives my thoughts on Wednesday. Yes it's hump day as it's called. When I worked that was usually a long day for me as I'd work ten hours on Wednesday so on Fridays I'd have only a six hour shift. It seemed like Wednesday would never end. I always thought after Wednesday it was all down hill.  Of course I realized that the weekend would come and go so quickly.  It would be back to the same old, same old come Monday. 
Until tomorrow....remember two more work days. 
What would you do if a gator strolled into a hotel where you are staying?  
Enjoy the day. 

Day twenty-five poems
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          SEEKING a COLD BREW
          © Scottie-ann Murphy 

 Into the local hotel.......
    he wandered on a Sunday  
        afternoon.....
              AL E. GATOR
Patrons in the lobby.....
      terrified by his presence 
Sauntering down the hall Al 
    headed.....not a care in the 
            world
    hoping to find the cocktail 
            lounge
But no such luck......no bar 
             at the facility
 Everyone watched with amazement......panic upon their 
     faces as he scampered around
Unsure of what to expect from 
      him next
Mr. Gator did not want to cause 
    a disturbance 
     Nor create a scene or scare
All he wanted....to sit and enjoy 
   a cold one or two on a hot April 
         day 
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                HUMP DAY
            © Scottie-ann Murphy

Hey it's Wednesday....here's 
     hoping the rest of the week     
           goes by rapidly
Unfortunately two more days of 
       work....two more days of 
          drudge and toil
 Monday through Friday drags on   
      and on....and on....each day  
        seems like forty-eight hours 
          instead of twenty-four 
Performing our best....striving to 
       make a living....fifty-two 
            weeks a year 
               
Day after day......after day......
   after day......after day......
Always the same old routine....
           get up....go to work....come 
               home....go to bed.....
                   REPEAT
Yet....we keep trudging along 
         till Friday....the weekend     
             comes....the weekend 
                 goes....the cycle begins 
                     once more 
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