Monday, December 12, 2011

My Little Boat


MAGPIE TALES
supplied the illustration

MY LITTLE BOAT

My little boat is ready to leave
For wider seas and oceans;
My brain is full of great ideas,
And many exciting notions.
I fret and fume at my static life
With it's sluggish, dull conditions;
I blame the sand, the sea, the sky
For curbing my ambitions.
'If only...' is my parrot cry,
'I could be something great!
If only this or that or those
Didn't hinder my present state!'
The sluggish sands of indolence
Gradually pull me under,
Yet still the wide horizons
Fill me with yearning wonder.
My little boat is rocking now;
Too soon it will float away,
And I shall linger in the sand
For ever and a day.
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SAMURAI SANTA

Santa Claus looked very different
When first he came to Japan, 
He wasn't fat and jolly,
Like our usual Santa man!
He was dressed as a Samurai Warrior
So the culture was appeased!
But he still brought gifts and jollity
So everyone was pleased!
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15 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 12, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    I love the feeling of adventure despite the restrictions in your Magpie

    next gen Santa??

    Happy Holidays

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  2. Lady's KnightDecember 12, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    ( sorry if you get 2 comments)
    You give the boat both a sense of freedom and restriction

    New Gen Santa - ha

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  3. MaureenDecember 12, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    One wants to yell out, "Just do it!"

    I admire your talent for rhyming.

    This may be the first time I've seen Santa as Samurai.

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  4. Kay L. DaviesDecember 12, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    I've seen indolence gather up many a person, that's for sure, Brenda.
    I'm grateful I'm not one of them. I'm not particularly glad I destroyed my health with overwork, but I also don't have any regrets about "if only" and "what if" and "maybe perhaps"!
    Yours is a very insightful response to today's Magpie prompt. And I didn't know about Santa in Japan.
    K

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  5. CadDecember 12, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Yet still the wide horizons
    Fill me with yearning wonder.

    Long may they do so!

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  6. LynDecember 13, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    Boy, did this ever hit the spot, excellent rhyming..the sadness of procrastination..guilty here too!

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  7. HelenDecember 13, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    Enchanting Magpie rhyme!!!

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  8. MartinDecember 13, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Put this way, that boat seems mighty familiar.

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  9. Doctor FTSEDecember 13, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Love your rhyming skills and your wisdom, as usual, (I leave your poem determined to really get going on a new project. I will. I will!)

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  10. BerowneDecember 13, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Exquisite writing. BTW, You remember WWII? Drop by...

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  11. Wayne PitchkoDecember 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    nicely done....thanks for sharing your words

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  12. BodhiroseDecember 15, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    More often than not, we get in our own way. Excellent!

    Also, enjoyed your Samurai Santa--kids wouldn't mind how Santa shows up, as long as there are still gifts.

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  13. susan m hinckleyDecember 16, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Nicely written, and the rhyme gave it a fun lilt that was a nice juxtaposition with the bleak image. Well done!

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  14. hyperCRYPTICalDecember 16, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    Excellent Magpie!

    Anna :o]

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  15. Coloring Outside the LinesDecember 18, 2011 at 2:14 AM

    "Yet still the wide horizons fill me with yearning wonder"
    Struck a chord with me- nice mag!

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