more poems

Mean Old Hermon by Lucilius

Mean old Hermon

dreamt he'd spent

all his money

and hanged himself

for fear of

dreaming it agin.

Secrets by Judith Viorst

Anne told Beth.

And Beth told me.

And I am telling you.

But don't tell Sue -

You know she can't

Keep secrets.

Not Being Able To Sleep by Siv Widerberg

The worst thing about

not being able to sleep

I think

is

when you suddenly realize

that you're not going to be able

to sleep.

Snap by Anon

One night I saw a little mouse

Come creeping through my door

I set a trap,

The jaws went 'snap' -

And is my big toe sore!

Appreciation by Harry Graham

Auntie, did you feel no pain

Falling from that willow tree?

Will you do it, please, again?

'Cos my friend here didn't see.

Poem In Praise of Practically Nothing by Samuel Hoffenstein

You buy some flowers for your table;

You tend them as tenderly as you're able;

You fetch them water fom hither and thither -

What thanks do you get for it all? They wither.

Water by J. Rosen

Water is wet

Fire is hot

I'm me

And you're not.

The Long-Sought-After Proof That Money Grows On Trees by Louis Phillips

1. Money is what people get when they sell.
2. Sell sounds the same as cell.
3. A cell is a tiny room
4. One kind of person who lives in a tiny room is a monk.
5. Monk is a short form of monkey.
6. Monkeys eat bananas.
7. Bananas grow on trees.

THEREFORE, money grows on trees.

Hahah I hope you liked them :)

Loadsa love

Vicki

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Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep

Hey another favourite of mine, a poem. The poet is unknown.

Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep

"Do not stand at my grave and weep;

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die."

Autobiography In Five Short Chapters

Hey this is a story I read ages ago, and it's one of my favourites, so enjoy ;)

Autobiography In Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson

"Chapter one

I walk down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I fall in.

I am lost...I am helpless.

It isn't my fault.

It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter two

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I pretend I don't see it.

I fall in again.

I can't believe I'm in the same place.

But it isn't my fault.

It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter three

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I see it is still there.

I still fall in...it's a habit.

My eyes are open.

I know where I am.

It is my fault.

I get out immediately.

Chapter four

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it.

Chapter five

I walk down a different street."

birthday party

so its A's birthday today, well technically yesterday since its past midnight (happy birthday btw) and so he decided to have a birthday party thing... and we had to dress up as famous people.
so i decided to be Victoria Beckham... in a tight dress with high heels and sunglasses. then we had to find a present for him, so me and mum went shopping. we found this really nice lamp, well the holder, so we bought it. but we couldnt find a lamp shade for it... so instead we found this REALLY cool lamp that you touch to turn it on and off and bought a blue light bulb for it.
then my mum drove me to A's house. and i realized tht i was the most dressed up by FAR. there were 8 of us, and we played footie, and had fun.
3 of the guys had been up all night in an internet cafe and only one of them had slept when they got home... which meant that two of them were kinda... weird. and M had really bloodshot eyes. since its his bday on saturday i warned him that if he decided to have a bday thing in backstab too, i would come there and beat him up :) so hopefully he wont have one there :D
well that was my boring saturday... well it wasnt boring for me :P
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flash mob

So a gang of us decided that we'd join Flash Mob on friday... in Ica Focus. The plan was when the noice came we all had to stand perfectly still. problem was that we didnt hear the sound, but suddenly they were all standing still... so then so did we..
S decided to go round and film everyone, but she also decided to do a close up on my face!! i couldnt help but laugh. and it also didnt help that A was laughing at a man who had frozen as he was picking up an apple.
so it was a very unusual experience, but the 5 of us had fun, but we didnt join the other members as they went to fika. mainly cuz they left when we were still talking and looking at the video of everyone frozen.
afterwards, me, A and A bought some ice cream and sat on a bench just outside ica. it was goooooooooood :)
well that was flash mob... i hope the next one works better (my sources tell me its gonna be a balloon fight...)
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