A Magician’s Retirement

Gather round

one and all

for a magician's

curtain call.

One more show

until the end

for his retirement

is just around the bend.

So when he gives

the card a spin

and it appears under your chin

give a mournful grin.

And when he saws

the person in two

only for her to wiggle her shoe

don't hold back your woo-hoo.

Then as his final act

lights up the sky

his famous fireworks surprise

jump and clap so he can't deny

that we wish he wouldn't say goodbye.

The Little Ornament

A little ornament

so fancy and old

made so long ago

hangs on a rooftop or so I'm told.

As the story goes

it was painted long ago

by a widow quite old

but not unkindly so.

Who often watched the children go

to and fro

as off to school they go

singing songs and carrying on.

All except for one.

A sickly little girl

who had to be cooped up all alone

in her own little home

who only could watched as her siblings go

to school leaving her alone.

Yet sometimes she snuck out alone

as her parents went to and fro

and visited the widow

who she loved so.

For every time she go

the widow told her stories from eons ago

and made her desserts which she loved so

and treated her like a normal kid

something she longed for.

Overtime the girl got better

and off to school she goes

while the widow got older

she knew she didn't have long let in this world.

As the years went on

she told the girl so

who begged her not to go

for she was the closest friend she had in this world.

So the widow stayed up

for days and days

painting on and on

on a little ornament

that would remain through it all.

So when she passed

into the great beyond

the ornament would go

to the little girl

and would travel with her wherever she may go.

Some say the ornament looked exactly like the widow

but no really knows

the only thing for sure

is that it appears on the rooftop

of wherever the girl calls home.

Nature’s Dance

Fall of the leaves

twirl of the veins

a blissful dance

in the moonlight.

Bending flowers

open wide

joining in the dance tonight.

Croaking frogs

add a melody

a pleasant bass to this harmony.

Silly fireflies

twirl and gleam

adding light to this blissful scene.

Birds above

let their feathers fly

as they strut in the moonlight.

Best of all

with the mood light

there will be no fights tonight.

Just the joyous atmosphere

birthed from the knowledge

spring is near.

Day at the Zoo

As dawn breaks

upon the Monday day

be quick to wake

a trip is to be take

this lovely day.

Over the hills

through the forest tops

the car weaves

making its way

through the leaves.

Still at last

as the sun is at

it's highest mast

the car stops by a curb

and onwards walking you go.

Past people

big and small

going to

where animals call.

To spend the day

admiring the animals

big and small

learning new intel

that you can tell

to one and all.

So when you depart

with a full heart

you can make all aware

of the animal affairs.

Raising the call

to protect them all

so they may never fall.

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