Sunday, January 03, 2010

CLXIII - A New Leaf

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Sunday Scribblings had a topic called 'A New Leaf'.


A New Leaf

Turning a leaf to reveal new pages
Is a ritual passed on through the ages.
But it has no effect on
Most live's direction
As people feel safest in their cages.

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My New Year's resolution's a bold one,
As I know that my leaf is a gold one.
It beggars belief
To turn a new leaf
When I'm still quite enjoying the old one.

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Adam's wardrobe was very brief
It gave poor Eve no end of grief.
She used to say,
In her feminine way,
That he really should get a new leaf.

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© J Cosmo Newbery
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15 comments:

  1. I always thought your leaves were pretty grubby...

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  2. Hi! Thanks for your visit to my blog. I love the way you mix light and weighty in this poem. It raised a smile and made me ponder...Jae

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  3. Happy 2010 to you, may it be a great one,
    xo
    Zuzana

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  4. Great take on the prompt. Really enjoyed it.

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  5. Nice use of humor and truth in this prompt! Good stuff! Happy 2010!

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  6. Very well put, and great twist.

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  7. Three gems... great rhymes. Reading your poems is like ambling down a lovely, untrod path - something nice that you've never walked before. You never know quite what is around the bend and finding out is half the fun.

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  8. Long ago an elderly lady who was a family friend wrote in my autograph book---
    "It is not of much use to be entreated to turn over a new leaf
    When you can see no kind of reason for doing so..." As in your ..."quite enjoying the old one."

    Happy New Year to you Mr. Newbery!

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  9. I particularly like your second verse. Why turn over a new leaf when one is enjoying the old one?

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  10. Very nicely done!

    Happy New Year darling :)

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  11. what a lovely surprise this was! Hope you will stick around - loved these!

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  12. So delightfully funny!

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