Just Jolly

Must every plaint cause us to faint?

 

Each day brings junk to jeopardize,

To jerk us into compromise.

Though face-plant calls,

Forget the falls.

I’d rather skip and seek the skies.

No lasting jabber do I mean,

Nor knowingly to scoff at spleen.

It’s just that joy

Does me employ

To give a jump and then come clean.

Sure, we could moan at woes unjust;

And to address these, yes we must.

But jolly still

Beneath the chill,

I’d rather dance than bite the dust.

c2017 by Linda Ann Nickerson

Image:

Adapted by this user from vintage artwork.

This poem was posted in response to these prompts:

April A to Z Blog Challenge

National Poetry Writing Month / NaPoWriMo

One-Liner Wednesday: See subtitle.

Meme Express: “face-plant”

Stream of Consciousness Saturday: “give” or “given” or “giving”

Three-Word Wednesday: “jabber,” “knowingly,” and “lasting”

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Grouch Potato

Grouch Potato

Of misery, he maketh much.

His life is always in the clutch.

Disasters loom

With gloom and doom,

But never near him do they touch.

This armchair quarterback and grouch

Does holler orders from the couch.

No pep-talk cheers;

He festers fears.

We hold our ears and whisper, “Ouch.”

It may be money, health, or news –

There’s no escaping, no excuse.

Just “Woe is me”

And “Let me be.”

Malaise grows weak with overuse.

Though I’m not one to groan or sigh,

The team would like to take a bye.

Give us a break

From bellyache,

Life’s pretty good, despite his cry.

c2017 by Linda Ann Nickerson

Image:

Adapted by this user from vintage artwork.

This poem was posted in response to these prompts:

April A to Z Blog Challenge

National Poetry Writing Month / NaPoWriMo

Mad Kane Humor: “buy,” “bye,” “by,” or “bi” - LIMERICK

Simply Snickers: “miser” or “misery,” “money,” “maybe,” and “much”

#atozchallenge

#napowrimo

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