New Vistas

Wearing cowgirl hat,
Holding her grandfather's hand
-overlooking dam.

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Heaven

My head in the clouds,
Heart soars clear around the world
-hug from a small child.

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Outside Looking In

Children on playground,
Running and tagging classmates
-small eyes watch from fence.

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Day's Last Adventure

Sprawled out on the floor,
Adventures unfold in book
-reading, then dreamland.

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Boiling Mad

Principal's Office
by Edward S. Gault

We knew we were finished.
Mr. Dingleberry was really going
to lean into us
(he was generally given to
old fashioned fundamentalist style
rants and tirades;
mercy and charitable ecumenism
not being his forte).
Someone had narc-ed.
So we had come clean
about what we had done
with Shiela's purse-
but ol' Dingle was more ticked
about the can of ripe eggs
in the boiler room!

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One Single Impression: Fragrance

Pirate Daycare

Children lining up,
Their small bowels overflowing
-booty of porage;
Long John Silver in kitchen,
Captain Hook dishing out shares.

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Crowning Papa

She took paper crown,
Placing gently on my head
-the teasure she found.

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The Young At Rock

Watching daughter dance,
Joy of moving to Blue Moo
-treasured happiness.

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(Blue Moo is a children's album by Sarah Boynton
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The Power Of Children

Stormy weather day,
When the children came to play
-the storm clouds drifted.

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( grant you, I haven't seen this happen too often!)

Soaked!

Rainy summer day,
No children playing in park
-toys sunk in puddles.

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Summers Day's Dream

Trees shading common,
Children laugh and play in park
-little paradise.

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Child's Last Day

You looked up at me,
Holding that big paper bag
-bursting with treasures:
the blue blanket you napped on
and all the artwork you made.

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Doctor Papa

When you hurt your nose,
You asked if I would kiss it
-only i could heal.

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Find Me!

Playing hide and seek,
Small child hides under a coat
-in the middle of the floor.

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Castles In The Heart

Lil' girl in castle,
Invites papa to dinner
-jungle gym's court feast.

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At Stop And Shop

So much anger, yet
I love you more than coffee
-don't snap your headband.

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Just Fun

Sitting by frogpond,
Four year old feet splashing
-making memories.

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Uh-Oh #5

Bully cornered Joe,
Teacher restrained the bully
-teacher disciplined.

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Sign Of Our Times

Got daughter to school,
Signed paper hanging on door
-swine flu quarantine.

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NaPoWriMo Poem #26

Jump Rope
By Edward S. Gault

The idea of the game
Was to jump the rope
As it came to you.
A large group of kids
(practically the whole class),
Stood in a circle
As someone in the middle
Began to swing the rope around.
When the rope came to you,
Then you jumped.
The effect was this wave
That went around the circle.
It was fun.
We had been at it for two days-
Getting it down.
Getting it just right.
Making it even more fun.
A lot of kids
Wanted to be the one
In the middle
Twirling the rope around.
Everyone had to wait their turn.
Mine came on the second day.
I had completed the third round
When the whistle blew.
The teachers had seen enough of the fun
When I approached Mrs. Hahn
(who was three hundred years old
at least, and some kids swore
had played a role in the founding
of Overland Park),
She accused me of disrupting
The game of Jump rope
All the kids wanted to play.
And she didn’t think my coming
With my hands raised
Was particularly funny.
She made me stand on the yellow line
For the duration of the recess
While the other kids jumped rope.

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