It's the Thought that Counts

poem by: Ian Davies
Written on May 23, 2016

I set myself the task
of writing a cheerful poem
Something about puppies and smiles
Something about sunrise
in a beautiful woman's eyes
About candy and rainbows
and undying affections
with heartfelt inflections
Or a Shakespearean soliloquy 
of contemplations on love

But then it was lunchtime

Well, at least I tried

Tags: humor,

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Christopher Russon commented:

I love this poem.

Piya Paul Mudgal commented:

Nice

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