Poetry Friday-In memory of Shel

Karma — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:57:30 +0000

Shel….

The master of show, and never tell.

Shel.

Wrote pint-sized sarcasm oh-so-well.

Shel.

Didn’t care that children often rebel.

Shel.

At visual humor, oh how he excelled.

Shel.

Putting kids everywhere under his spell.

Shel.

Sure to inspire, sure to compel.

Shel.

Went up and not down when he fell.

Shel.

KW….

Poems for Poetry Month

Karma — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:14:10 +0000

I’ll be posting some original poetry for National Poetry Month. They will range from somber to silly. Here is a more somber selection.

I have been asked by many children to write poems about dealing with grief after losing a pet. Here is a poem I wrote shortly after our dog Chip (13 yrs old, loyal family dog) died. This is for every child that has lost a pet. As parents we often try to distract kids from their grief by trying to get them to play, promising them pizza or fun things, etc.. Sometimes they just need grieving time. The loss of a pet leaves a hole.

I Don’t Feel Like….

My dog died yesterday and I don’t really wanna play

I don’t feel like eating pizza when my dog ain’t here to share.

I don’t feel like riding bikes or digging worms or telling jokes.

I don’t feel like much of anything. This world just isn’t fair.

I don’t feel like making friends, and I don’t feel like making forts.

I don’t feel like going searching for a big, ol’, ugly frog.

I don’t feel like watching movies, I don’t feel like eating candy.

I don’t feel like much of anything but playing with my dog.

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Poetry Friday-In memory of Shel

Poems for Poetry Month