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Mar 09
poem
roxyforthewin

My side of the lake

How is the weather on your side of the lake?
Over here it’s been raining for days.
Tell me, how high does the grass grow over there?
And how often do the fireflies play?
Over here we’ve got mothballs and curtains and chairs
And a broken old piano and a ticket from a fair.
Over here we’ve got tin cans and old hats and warm sweaters.
Over here we have fun no matter the weather.
Over here we’ve got gray skies and a fireplace and a book.
Over there you've got a motorboat, a counter top, a breakfast nook.
Over there you’ve got a 30-inch flat screen TV.
Over here? We’ve got marshmallows and everything to see.
So I say, keep your steel and your granite and your hedge funds and law firms.
Keep your tennis skirts and fake candles and apples without worms.
Keep your not-brown grass and your cocktails in mason jars.
Over here we've got bedtime and walnuts and stars.
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Posted: 03.09.21
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  1. GreyBean
    Mar 09, 2021

    I love the imagery in this!

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  1. roxyforthewin
    Mar 09, 2021

    Thank you!

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  1. [email protected]
    Mar 10, 2021

    I would choose your side of the lake – any day! Thanks for inviting us along. I love this piece, especially the magical combination of "bedtime and walnuts and stars!"

    YWP Executive Director
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  1. roxyforthewin
    Mar 10, 2021

    Thank you much!

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  1. Treblemaker
    Mar 10, 2021

    I love this. marshmallows, sweaters and stars is all you need

    "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison

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  1. roxyforthewin
    Mar 11, 2021

    I agree.

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  1. MargaretE.
    Mar 10, 2021

    This is so cool! I love your rhyme scheme:)

    Margaret

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  1. roxyforthewin
    Mar 11, 2021

    Thank you so much!

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