National Poetry Month 2022

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National Poetry Month 2022

Written to-do lists and mental to-do lists tally so much to get done,

But for the sake of sanity, let's make a poem that's fun.

If you're looking for pranks on this April the First, you won't find them here.

Here is a safe space for imagination, just so we are clear.

 

I would like a vehicle that's purple and have it not a custom color be,

But one I can purchase from the dealer's lot and drive away with glee.

The vehicle will run on naught but my feelings and pizzazz

And music while we're at it, from K-pop to classical to jazz.

 

I want a "mowersaurus"; I saw it in a children's book.

Would it be sustained on grass alone? I should take another look.

Let's also imagine a contraption that makes dust no more,

Because that has always been a much-despised chore.

 

Let's live in a world that's bright like candy; it'd be a candyscape

With no detriment to health and no stickiness to escape.

Maybe some days I'd want a world of chocolate that won't melt

Or a salty day of chips with no need to loosen my belt.

 

Think how convenient it'd actually be if money grew on trees.

They'd fare well in a Minnesota winter, as they'd be hardy like me.

Or perhaps I'd simply find my way to a rainbow's end

Where there'd be a giant pot of gold and a unicorn friend.

 

What I really want is for every one of you to know love,

To have the love of family and friends that fits like a glove.

Gloves, for me, tend to run on the big side,

So let's love BIG, let's love wide. Let love never be denied!