Wednesday, May 04, 2005

regarding midgets

i have a query for you today;
if a midget approached, what would you say?
he's small and yet intimidating,
looks as if he's almost waiting
for you to wince or laugh or grin
and kick him in his tiny shin.

why so affected by his plight,
like you should shrink to meet his height?
he's just a person, although small.
(reminds you of a baby doll.)
no wait, that's weird, he's a grown man.
you see the quandry now at hand?

if approached by said wee midget
i'll admit, i'd fuss and fidget.
but in the end i'd have to say
i'd treat him in no different way.
a smile, a wave, one small hello
now that was odd, i've got to go!




6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am so pleased. Finn, Olivia, Joe -- I am dying to walk the right of way with them.

The Driver said...

i have a query for you today;
if there was a new poem, what would it say?
we need new entries from you
or we will stick you in a bucket of poo.

ok, ok, that last part isn't true. but it's early and I'm just not creative enough to come up with anything else. I think you should write about how some people's parents will drive five hours just to deliver furniture. It could be a fun poem, yet tinged with a hint of angst and rage.

poet1 said...

allright, driver. the next one's for you. i'll work on it after lunch. be prepared...

The Driver said...

I am sooooo ready.

P.S. The librarian (you know who that is, right? can't use real names here) said something amusing the other night. I think this was during "Hit Me Baby One More Time" which I am embarrassed to admit that I watch. She decided that you would make the perfect pop star, "Because she has a way with words, can dance, and is pretty." Apparently you should audition next time American Idol rolls into town.

Anonymous said...

I'm not ready to be the wife of the next Christina . . .

poet1 said...

ohmygod i totally love "hit me baby 1 more time"!! i think it's such an awesome show. we should discuss. oh the possibilities!