Today is Whit Monday. In Denmark this means a day off, where we're not going anywhere, so just enjoying. Shops are generally closed, we have to bake a cake later today - I think we'll end up with rhubarb tart, or maybe rhubarb muffins.
Today is also Poetry Monday. Diane - who has taken over the hosting of this challenge - and Mimi of
Messymimi's Meanderings - who supplies us with many of the topics - are also writing wonderful, funny,
thought-provoking, ingenious and honestly well written verse. Go and
read them!
Karen of
Baking in a Tornado
has joined us in this crazy pursuit, and promises us at least a poem a month!
SpikesBestMate
often publishes a nice verse in the comments.
Jenny at
Procrastinating Donkey
who has been a faithful participant, is slowly returning to blogging
after her husband's passing from
this world. Let's continue to send warm thoughts, good energy, and
lots of
prayers her way, now that her mum's health, and eyes are in need of a prayer too.
But still we dare hope that she will join Poetry Monday again.
For today's topic, Yo-Yo, a not very rhyming painful poem on my shortcomings:
The yo-yo is a children's game
But if I try I'm put to shame.
I cannot go around the world,
I cannot walk my dog.
The string just twists
The body hits
Me on my arms and wrists.
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Next week we can hope for more painfree poems on Roller Coasters.
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Enjoy your Whit Monday. And the rhubarb delicacies.
SvarSletI smiled at your poem which is very true of me. I am sadly unco-ordinated and can only watch and admire other's prowess.
I'm normally not tat clumsy, I can do lots of strange things and even juggle I have klearnt, but yo-yos are forever beyound me.
SletWh had rhubarb pie and it was delicious.
Thanks!
I remember those days, as kids, getting hit in the arm, but still keeping at it, trying to master those tricks.
SvarSletAnd even worse were those two balls on a string going klack-clack!
SletHahahaha! EXACTLY! Truth to tell, I need shin and wrist guards if I'm ever to try it! And a helmet wouldn't go amiss...
SvarSletThose you use for bow and arrow shooting are good ;)
SletThanks for visiting.
You have captured what happens to me with those supposedly easy-to-use toys also. As i always tell people, i cannot yo-yo, i can only yo.
SvarSletI still have the yo-yo I bought many years ago and can do "around the world" but nothing else. My brother learned a lot of the tricks, but I don't know if he can still do them.
SvarSlet