Land Mines
A Rhyming Prep to Watch Your Step!
There is an eagle in me
that wants to soar,
and there is a hippopotamus in me
that wants to wallow in the mud.
that wants to soar,
and there is a hippopotamus in me
that wants to wallow in the mud.
Carl Sandburg
(1878 - 1967)
We live beside a danger zone,
So watch before you tread.
And when the grass is overgrown,
The obstacles embed.
Bare feet are not advisable,
As everybody knows,
And things unrecognizable
May seep between your toes.
We live out in the countryside,
Where animals are found.
So watch before you slip and slide
And step over that mound!
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14 Comments
Post a Commentvery cute here, fun poem!!! i am subscribing to you, i really enjoyed your work
Cute! Love the quote by Carl Sandburg
loved this
LOL! That is too cute! A poem about poop! Mike Rowe would be proud!
wonderful.
I love the title and subtitle (and the whole poem .. smile). Very effective verbal/visual integration... "Exploding" cow pies should be avoided... Write On, Michael
Interesting poem and very good idea. We neever know what lays beneath the grass and soil, do we?
Wonderful thoughts.
This is a great poem and Carl A. Sanburg is one of my favs!!!!! 1000000000000000000000 stars!
How cute! With three dogs, you could also be describing my back yard!