Silly Words
Bumbershoots and pollywogs, gorp and whirlybird—
Why are the words we choose to coin sometimes so absurd?
Why does one word sound sillier than others we might use?
Why are some sounds more serious while others just amuse?
Why do some get tummy ache blocking their digestion,
while others simply get the flu? It is a puzzling question.
One names the problem. That is all. No words that might confuse.
Whereas the other says the same in words that might defuse
the worry that plain words might cause–a silly sort of way it
is possible to ease the news by the way we say it.
So if the day dawns cold and drear, don coats and scarves and boots
and if dark clouds float overhead, grab your bumbershoots.
Umbrellas block the rain out and keep your shoulders dry,
but bumbershoots are bound to add a sparkle to your eye.
The prompt word today is bumble.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
FUN and colorful and so upbeat! It’s hard to come across positive posts! Thank you for brightening my morning!
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As you have brightened mine with your positive response, Sandi.
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I always love your light-hearted and sometimes even funny poetry. The rhythm is wonderful, too.
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Thanks, Updown. They are fun to write as well.
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I imagine they are! I’ve tried to write similar style poems, but with only limited success.
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My mother wrote rhyming plays and poems and I would do it with her at an early age. I didn’t write rhymed for years and then started up again with children’s books and the blog. It is so fun that I just indulge myself. There are enough serious things being written in the world. I’m allowing myself some levity in my later years.
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That’s so true. I enjoy the levity of so many of your written pieces. Believe me, I need that in my life.
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I think we all do. Most of the people I know feel worn down by all the bad news. We are just in touch with too much these days. Have to start creating some balances.
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Love that gorp .. Cheers Jamie
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One commented that it is hard to come across positive posts…Is that true? I loved this and I learned some new fun words.
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Well, you know a few silly words yourself, girl.
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Mary, that’s the reason why I think we need to create a “favorites” list. They are out there, but yes, distressing ones as well. I have some favorite blogs that tell it as it is in the world and others that tell what they are creating. Others, what they’ve overcome. I need a balance, but increasingly need the good humor!!!
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I can help you out if you like slapstick. You have humor and beauty and a lot of other things on your blog. Your photography is amazing.
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Oh. Thanks, Mary. I have fun taking photos and cropping and working on them a bit but I am not very technically proficient.
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P.S. A favorites list is a good idea. I will have to step ip my reading. I only have two favs right now.
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Can I suggest a few to you that I think you’d enjoy?
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Please do Judy. I will be reading more on vacation.
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