One Day in the Shade
One day in the shade
Of a Tickletoe Tree
I thought how funny
The world would be
If we saw with our ears
Tasted with toes
Smelled with our eyes
And touched with our nose
If chairs sat on people
Or floated off floors
We walked on walls
And slept on doors
If red and green
Were switched around
Would traffic lights
Be upside down?
If the sea was sand
And the sand was sea
Would fish have feet
And where would we be?
All day in the shade
Of a Tickletoe Tree
I think how funny
The world would be
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My wife and I have been married since 1979. We have 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren. I manage a wealth management firm that I founded in 2003. My Beloved is a Special Education teacher for Kindergartners and First Graders. I'm a published author of approximately 60 books in a variety of genres for grownups and children. In addition to my family, friends, investing, and writing, my passions include reading, watching classic movies, experiencing waves crashing on rocky shores, hiking in ancient redwood forests, and the beauty of kindness and nature.
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That was wonderful! I love a little whimsy!
Thank you, Quiall. Me too, along with a little alliteration. I even love the word “whimsy.”
This poem has tickled my fancy. ❤ ❤ ❤
I believe everyone’s fancy should be tickled from time to time. I’m happy to hear that yours was.
Have a great Sunday, Russ.
I love it here in the shade. Thanks, Russ.
Thank you, Ann. Perhaps some day you’ll have time to stay and slurp some Burzleberry Tea with me. Slurping it is considered the correct way to drink it, and it is never sipped. Burzleberry Tea tastes especially good in the shade of Tickletoe Trees. I learned those important facts and so much more from Clyde.
fantastical. it never hurts to tickle your fancy.
I’m delighted to her of your tickled fancy and your fantastical experience, Beth.
A little topsy turvy childhood twist would be fun!!! 🙂
Yupparoonie!
What a splendid kid’s poem. I can hear the class giggling while they listen!
Thank you for your kind comment, Koji. I’d love to hear of my work being read to classes. I know that one or more of my Clyde & I series of children’s books have been read to students in the UK. I’m always delighted to hear such things.
Lovely poem and so easy to read aloud! Russ, you are at your best again!
Thank you for such a delightful comment, Ute! I’m honored that you think so.
Russ
Definitley!
Adorable! I’d love to see this one illustrated!
Thank you. Me too. The cost of illustrations is the primary reason more of my already-written children’s stories haven’t yet been turned into books.Russ
I understand. I’m trying to get a few of my Mom’s stories typed up and hoping to publish a book of them for her as well as a legacy for her grandkids ~ and hopefully to encourage others to read and enjoy.
That would be wonderful. Please let me know when it is published. I plan to buy a copy.
Russ
Thank you, but you’d get a free one!
I’m honored by your comment, kindness, and generosity!
Russ