General Poetry posted May 11, 2023 Chapters: 4 5 -6- 7... 


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Derived from Sally's Circus Poems~ Art by grandgirl, Kenzie

A chapter in the book Children young and old

The Birth of the Merry~go~Rhyme

by Debi Pick Marquette



It started with a Circus Poem that Sally wrote for me

I wrote a couple of my own, but did them differently

Trapezes flying thru the air, fun under the big top

Thought hers were so amazing, but my brain told me to stop



I'm not a free verse kind of girl, not even for part-time

My stages must be centerpage, my words just need to rhyme 



I hate to leave the circus, but just had to do my thing

So joined the carnival next door, a carousel I'd bring

The horses are your ups and downs, the joy and also strife

As we go round and round again, the circle of our life



Sometimes to tell a story, little sadness is no crime

As long as it ends happy and of course it has to rhyme



There has to be a bouncy feel, like children on the run

A weekend kind of happiness, get out and have some fun

 A line or two between each verse that also brings a smile

And laughter is a plus, when you write Merry~go~Rhyme style



So as I'm on my merry way, I hear bells start to chime

They're part of music in my head, and they all want to rhyme



So mine and Sally's Circus poems are really sister~acts

In case you want to try one too, you now have all the facts

So check her out because hers is the greatest show on Earth

Then next come for a ride, where  Merry~go~Rhyme’s got its birth






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May
2023


Many people have been asking me if I had started these poems, if they were my baby or where I got the idea or style from. So I decided to answer the question with a Merry~go~Rhyme. (Imagine that!) LOL

The Sally I refer to is Sally Law and she brought her first Circus poem out of storage at the same time for the occasion just as I posted this, Hers is called My Umbrella.

And both styles are to show the good, positive, love and joy in the world.

The other side you don't have to look for, as it is always there.
I have lived enough of that and is why I do this, and why we choose to look for the bright side in almost everything we see or don't see.

Art by granddaughter, Kenzie who drew this from a picture that I had copied and sent to her. Unlike her other ones that she does for me which are free hand.
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