(I first posted this silly poem on December 24th, 2012. I hope you enjoy my sharing this with my readers again...)
Twas An Eve Before Publishing
By Donna L Martin
Twas
an eve before publishing,
And when
all throughout my house,
I’d
just finished a story
About
a cat and a mouse.
Next
year would be busy
With
many stories to write,
But
what if I’m not published,
Tho I
try hard as I might?
I
shut down my old laptop
And
turned off the light,
When
suddenly a noise
Rang
out in the night.
I
rushed to my door
To
sneak a peek outside;
There stood an old wizard
With
a donkey named Clyde.
He
said he was Berlin
And came bearing a gift
Of a
new Mac computer
And a bag he could scarcely lift.
He
asked could he come inside,
And
get out of the harsh cold?
Well,
I gladly let him in
After
the story he told.
He was going to Vegas
To
try his luck with the dice,
But got lost near the North Pole
And
met a dude who was nice.
“I’ll
help you get to Vegas,
If you stop along the way.
If you stop along the way.
I don’t have time to visit
The Martins by Christmas Day!”
Then Berlin opened his sack
While
books spilled to the floor.
Lots of writer references,
Author stories I adore.
“Here's all the magic you need
To
make the right dreams come true.
It
takes belief in yourself.
Hard work. It's all up to you!”
The wizard
smiled, then turned to go
Out into the winter night.
But I
heard words softly said
As I
turned off the porch light.
“Good
luck in the coming year,
With a book contract or two.
But should you run into that dude,
Clyde wants a blanket in blue!”
Clyde can't have Tommy's red blanket.
ReplyDeleteNopie...he'll have to get his own...;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and come back any time!
Love this. Happy Christmas to you!
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas Ellen!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and come back
This made me smile! Blessings to Clyde in the coming year! And may we all have many moments of creative joy!
ReplyDeleteHi Carole and welcome to my blog! I'm glad you enjoyed my little poem...
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and come back any time!
Beautiful! Merry Christmas Donna. Wishing you all the best with lots of love in 2017.
ReplyDeleteHi Diane! The same to you, Diane!
DeleteThanks for stopping by and come back any time!
Great! Happy Holidays! :D
ReplyDeleteHi Erik! I hope Santa was very good to you this year...;~)
DeleteThanks for stopping by and come back any time!