Category Archives: Poetry Challenges

I’m (not) Okay

Posted on April 16, 2015 by PookyH

When you asked me how I was today Did you know the words that I would say? Or did you think that ‘I’m okay’ Would answer you, in the same way It’s answered you most every day Though really, I … Continue reading →

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When the World is Your Toy

Posted on April 5, 2015 by PookyH

When you are small, Life is filled with great joys, And so many things, That are better than toys. There’s the straw in your drink, You can suck, You can blow, If you blow into milk, You can make bubbles … Continue reading →

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The Ant and the Magic Penny

Posted on April 29, 2014 by PookyH

An ant took a trip To the kitchen one day, And he put a magic penny In his pocket on the way. The penny weighed him down, But he really didn’t mind Because the penny was magic And it made … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Childhood

Posted on April 27, 2014 by PookyH

You run, jump and laugh And when the fun has been had, Sleep takes you swiftly.

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Everything Changed

Posted on April 25, 2014 by PookyH

Everything changed when we learnt of you, When we found out we’d be three, not two. Everything changed as my belly grew, As we quickly fell in love with you. Everything changed the moment you arrived, Blinking, wrinkled, very much … Continue reading →

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Matter over Mind

Posted on April 24, 2014 by PookyH

Mind over matter Is easy to say, But what if your mind Doesn’t feel the same way? What if your mind Is all crooked and bent, And knocked out of shape, And exhausted and spent. What if your mind conspires … Continue reading →

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And so she drank

Posted on April 23, 2014 by PookyH

Disappointed, She looked at her bounty. Two cats, one fish, A child that didn’t love her, And a husband, estranged. Her time had been wasted. The oxygen she breathed Better spent on another, And so she drank. Oblivion, her only … Continue reading →

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The Bad Girl who Couldn’t be Good – a children’s story poem

Posted on April 22, 2014 by PookyH

There once was a girl who was terribly bad, She just couldn’t learn to be good. She spat and she swore and she didn’t get dressed, Even though she knew full well she should. One day the bad girl got … Continue reading →

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When did Tomorrow become Today?

Posted on April 21, 2014 by PookyH

When did this tomorrow, Of which I never cared to think too much, Become today? When did the future, Incomprehensible in size and shape, Come out to play? When did what lay ahead, A meaningless speck on life’s horizon, Enter … Continue reading →

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When You’re Four

Posted on April 20, 2014 by PookyH

Everyone thinks that when you’re four, You’re not a baby any more. And some days when you’re four you like To be a big girl on your bike, You dress yourself and brush your hair, You battle dragons in their … Continue reading →

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