Counting sheep
November 18, 2010 22 Comments
Counting sheep
two gates
first gate open
count and second gate
open into the barn
no
I lose count;
one entrance
count and into the barn
no
they run too fast;
lead them one by one
into the barn
no
this takes time;
I will let them jump the fence
count and into the barn
no
some jump too low
get stuck in the fence;
frustrated
it’s been hours;
shall I lead them
to the slaughter-house?
no
they look at me with sad eyes
guilt gets me there;
I open my eyes
it is morning already
yawn
[This poem is entered for Thursday Poets Rally Week 33 (November 18-24) on Jingle]
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I have sleep problems too. It can be very frustrated when them sheep won’t cooperate. —–>smiling.
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Haha, I love that! Very amusing and well written. Haven’t we all been there, unable to sleep! My type of poem.
Ah, that was really nice to read, enjoyable and fun! You know, I’ve noticed too, counting sheep doesn’t really work, so I count other things/ handsome men, shoes, trips around the world, the sand on some lovely beach
/ Thanks for sharing!
Good morning laugh … or not! Thanks for this. Made me smile. Love your blog theme. So cheery!
Poem on and Happy Rally days!
This one is LOL Aurora..
What a fun poem to read. Way to go gal..
Love xxx
made me smile too. nice take.
I lost count, too! This is a very funny and clever piece. It got me smiling, love it!
Great! Love the vibe here
woah!! so much for sleep :O
A fun poem to read, loved it!
Humorous and written with such craftsmanship. Loved it!
JP
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This is so novel an approach to counting sheep. Nicely done. The Muslims just commemorated with the slaughtering of sheep this past week.
A fun piece. As a former sheep-counter, I can relate. I would always get distracted by the sheep when I was counting.
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cool poem… made me hold my breath (i’m not sure why) =)
http://ukeepwalkingforward.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/see-me/
haha….nice…
I love this poem
Quirky and fun, though I am pretty good at falling soundly asleep
hi hi,
hope the sheep don’t get more tierd than you, and than you
awesome poem,
like it a lot,
sleep tight.
*smiles
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This is great! – clever and funny.
Completely new take on counting sheep