Poetry Monday ~ On a Tuesday :: Free

Easter happened. Sunday and Monday was family time, off school, off work. All kids and Grand-kids were at home. We hid Easter eggs and found them all. we baked bread and ate it all, we played crazy games and took a walk in a slight drizzle, we took care of the chicken and collected eggs, we planted potatoes and corn. In short a good time was had by all. Now the house is almost empty, only me and one Owlet at home.

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And I forgot that yesterday was Monday, and that every Monday is Poetry Monday. I must make amends today, Tuesday.

Mimi of Messymimi's Meanderings and I have taken over the hosting duties, mostly the supplying of the prompts - only temporarily we hope - while Diane at On the Border is taking a break for health and relaxation, travelling the world with her husband as far as we can tell. We just hope she's going to take back over once she returns home.

  I have something to ask of you: If you read this and the poetry of others via the links, would you please leave a comment.
  Half - if not more - the fun of these challenges is receiving the responses of others.

Free.
Free made me think. What does free mean? Is it free to do anything you like? is it free from hunger or pain?
I discovered early on that for me true free was to be allowed to be me and for you to be you.

My childhood's idols Kaj the frog, and Andrea, the parrot, were two puppets in a TV-program for children in the 1970s, they were very popular, and all the songs are still sung by preschoolers in Denmark.
They sung a song together called The Duet on Differences. It was a part of my teachings on what free means.

Andrea, the charming, cautious parrot
and Kaj, the jazz-loving boisterous frog.

Their duet went something like this:

Kaj:       I am Kaj.
Andrea: I am Andrea.
Kaj:       I am a frog,
Andrea: And I a bird
Kai:      I can swim
Andrea: I can fly, but
Both:     we can both play hide-and-seek.
    'cause even if we're different as can be
    we are the best of friends as you can see.

Kaj:       I've got legs.
Andrea: and I have wings.
Kaj:       I have a mouth,
Andrea: And I a beak
Both:     But if we eat sour apples we'll both get tummy ache.
    'cause even if we're different as can be
    we are the best of friends as you can see.


Kaj:       I think storks are very scary.
Andrea: Oh the cats they make me fear.
Both:     But as long as we're together, neither cats or storks come near.
    'cause even if we're different as can be
    we are the best of friends as you can see.

Kaj:        I'm a boy
Andrea: I am a gi-irl
Kaj:       I sing low
Andrea: And I sing Hi-igh
Both: But when we both sing together, we'll make the music fly.
    'cause even if we're different as can be
    we are the best of friends as you can see.

Kaj:        I am fond of jazz and saxes
Andrea: And I like a quiet song
Both:     We sing jazz and quiet ditties, one of each, we can't go wrong!
    'cause even if we're different as can be
    we are the best of friends as you can see.

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Here you can hear Kaj & Andrea singing their duet. It was written in 1974 by Povl Kjøller, the man with the guitar.

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Up and coming:
April 21: Free (today)
April 28: Jam
May 5: Competition
May 12: Shape
May 19: Stem
May 26: Lead