A Friendless Flower

I feel disappointed as I wait for a shower.
But me, I’m just a sad friendless flower.
What to expect? What to explore?
I can’t go anywhere, I’m stuck to the floor.
The sun burst with heat. Did I curse it?

But one day,
in my imagination I thought that I saw
some hope in the world.
I twirled and swirled
with a happy feeling as I saw
a man say “Take a drink, I’ll buy you a fall.”
As that man walked away,
I thought, “Now, I don’t need water.
All I need to do
is ponder.”

Thanksgiving

Snow. Snow is all I can remember.
Wait that was in December.
Hearts? No that was Valentine’s Day.
What could be for November?
Ah, I remember now.
Turkey.
Families getting together.
A night of being thankful.
A room lit with light so you can see the wonderful food.
Smiling faces.
Sweet cornbread in the oven.
Smell of cranberry sauce.
A show of how it all started.
That’s November.

Ocean fun

SPLASH!
Waves fall and rise
On a perfect beach day.
I run out into
The huge, wide sea.

I’ve gone a great
Distance from the beach,
I see a huge wave
And as it falls
Over me,
I jump.
I do this some more,
Then I gaze back at
The peaceful beach.

WHAM!
An unexpected wave
Lurches and hits me
So hard I go back
Towards a nice beach.

I run a few feet back
And sit.
A wave crumbles
Down on me,
And I go under the
Salty saltwater.

I decide it’s time
To go back to the shore
And on the way,
I fall down because
Of a giant
SPLASH!

Goalkeeper

I keep my
Cool in
The box,
Waiting for
The ball to come,
I wait and
Wait.
Suddenly,
A rippling,
Magnificent strike
Comes, yet to make
The net dangling
And me beaten.
I have the urge to dive,
And I do so.
My fingertips
Barely touch
The slightest bit,
And then I see the ball head
Toward the crossbar in
An angle to surely go to the
Side of the net.
I dive again this time back, producing a magnificent SAVE!