A Pen Pal’s Challenge
Sandra JoAnne Booth-Maxwell 1957 (San Rafael)
My goodness my goodness
What did you think
That I am a woman of poetic stink?
Sorry I kept you outta your domain
Running funny words all through your brain
I bet your energy surely did drain
And coffee all day you had to obtain.
Friends are special and truly a treasure
They give us much joy, lots of pleasure
And most of all ….. love we can’t measure.
Pen pals … pen pals
All can be fun
We can write for hours and hours
And still not be done.
Sitting and thinking
One word at a time
Trying to make
All of them rhyme
This word is yours
This word is mine
Put them together
Then make them all shine
I am a lady as simple as Jane
A monster of rage when driven insane
As sweet as can be is the woman in me
Living my life as a hippie and free
Love ‘em and leave ‘em
Is not my style
I’m a gal-pal
Hangin’ round for a while
Don’t give me your number
My phone I won’t dial
Til I figure out
What is your style
Barbie, Barbie I won’t be
For much more weight has gained on me
And like this world …. I’m not fat free!!
Thirty or Forty
Certainly not more
Is the extra I carry
When my feet hit the floor
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
It spoke to me and did not fall
Short as I am … never to be tall
These are some features
But NO, not all
I do have some children
I know it to be true
I counted them out
And found only two
One little baby
A grand one she be
My daughter had her
Right in front of me
A brother I have
And sisters are two
The four of us know
The things that I do
This is my story
It’s not very old
Forty-four years
From what I’ve been told
Now that you know me
Show me you’re true
Give me some insight
And truth about you
You have no profile
From what I can see
Are you a male
Or are you a she
Now if you don’t mind
I’m tired of reason
I’m tired of rhyme
I’ve got chores to do
And all of them are mine
A challenge you gave me
What can I say?
To YOU my friend
Have a nice day!!
Don’t strain on words
You want to be said
It’s probably late
And you should be in bed!
Sandra JoAnne Booth-Maxwell
May 2001
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Submitted on April 12, 2021
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,956 |
Words | 426 |
Stanzas | 22 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2 |
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