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Thursday, April 1, 2021

APRIL and POETRY MONTH....Day 1

 


April’s Fool and I woke up at 4:00am.  I thought about all the April Fool’s days of years ago; tricks I pulled and tricks played on me. 
Years ago I quit trying to fool people. 
This year the day falls on Holy Thursday; for some reason it’s a solemn occasion.  
Yesterday I had to run to the store.  I found a hyacinth.  It wasn’t open yet; and I was looking forward to it doing so in the next few days.  Of course it won’t be good for my allergies but I don’t care.  I love the scent of them. Well let me say it’s not a hyacinth but a daffodil plant.  I read the store receipt after I got home and found it said daffodils.  I picked it up next to where the hyacinths were located. Guess I’ll be okay then. 
Well it’s April and that means it is NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
Yes I have a challenge as always a poem a day and to read two poems a day.  
One of the wacky holidays yesterday was little red wagon day. I remember doing a red wagon poem last year.  My thoughts in the piece I wrote reflects on how my wagon was used.  It was more than something in which to ride.  I used mine for many other things.  I recall seeing someone use theirs as a decoration for different seasons. 
It’s not just kids who have coloring books these days; adults do also. I wrote that piece on a person using only one color to match her mood.  It reflects how I’ve felt these past few days.  I’m not sure what color I’ll use today. But hope it’s not blue or black again.  
Terry concluded March’s vocabulary words with the word CONCLUDE. I used it as concluded.  I’ll miss the word of the day.  It was fun to try to use it. 
Well I hope you have a great day. 
I recall that April first was also my Grandfather Fisher’s birthday. A happy birthday to my grandfather in heaven. 
I have find memories of him liking his Iron City beer but reading his Bible daily. 
Until tomorrow...happy Thursday and as always Stay Safe. 

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                    THE WAGON 

My little red wagon a wonderful toy
Endless uses did it have 
  A chariot for my dolls
   as we went on adventures together
Taking turns pulling friends around the
  neighborhood 
Carrying grocery items for grandma 
   from the Mom and Pop grocery store
Holding bat, balls and skates on trips
  to the park
The wagon filled with soda bottles 
    found for return to the store
Many hours of fun with my red wagon
  now it sits on the porch in autumn 
 with a scarecrow and pumpkins
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                  CRAYON DAYS

Today I feel blue....everything will be  
   too 
It’s a blue crayon day 
Perhaps I should wait till tomorrow 
    to color 
My mood might be sunny and bright
  like a crayon of yellow
I might feel perky instead....use shades 
     of pink or purple
Yesterday I felt melancholy....my day
  dark and bleak
Everything colored black

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           BID a FOND FAREWELL 

We bid farewell to March
 the days sped by quickly
Thirty-one days of celebrating 
     Women’s History Month concluded 
   for another year 
“Goodbye” to March
  and “Hello” to April
The month that brings showers as the 
      saying goes
Will April bring hope to us who need it?
Only the days ahead hold the answer

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WACKY HOLIDAYS March 31st
(National Little Red Wagon Day; 
  National Crayon Day; National Tater 
  Day and Starbucks Day)

My childhood consisted of crayons
  and a coloring book
Pulling my dolls in my little red wagon
As an adult I’m having coffee and 
   reading at a Starbucks 
While having thoughts of ordering 
  loaded tater tots at the pub for lunch 
   

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