This was a project I did basically during the pandemic. I started writing a poem a day. Once ‘real life’ started again it got harder to write everyday, which is interesting.
I have started to edit some of these mostly the kids poetry. I think there might be enough here for a book. We shall see.
work week’s done
time to laugh
have some fun
be with friends
the work week’s done
tell a joke
spread good cheer
smile wide
the weekend’s here
enjoy yourself
weekend’s over
monday’s here
no time for fighting
no frowns or tears
instead dig in
enjoy your work
wear a smile
don’t be a jerk
this day, like all
is a true gift
remember that
feel the lift
dive right in
to this here day
enjoy yourself
share, love, and play!
Sing a Song for Friday
Yawn
Twist
Stretch
Sigh
To this week we say goodbye
Yay
Hey
Hello You
The weekend greets
with something new
welcome monday
here we are again
welcome monday
weekend is all done
no more fun play
work time has arrived
feeling so gray
comforting to know
this time won’t stay
give it four short days
here comes friday!
Fridays are for Funny
Fridays are for funny
All things bright and sunny
Make bad rhymes
Waste some time
I like my eggs quite runny!
The week’s all done
Let’s play
Make puns
Mix up words
Sing like birds
Hop around like bunnies!
Spin once more
Never a chore
Make a grin
Above your chin
I’ll say again….
This is what Fridays are for!!
Go Grab Your Hat!
Time for a Friday!
Go grab your hat!
Let’s go have a good ol’ time!
End the week with splat!
Throw out the rule book!
Dance like you were five!
Sing and play the day away!
It’s great to be alive!
❤️ A little note to you — extraordinarily special and dear reader — thank you for being here. These words come alive through your reading. ❤️
Ode to Saturday
A day to do errands
Chores and the like
To get the items marked right off
Warm? Perhaps hike or ride bike!
This is a day that seems
To offer what you seek
No rules or shoulds to weigh it down
Yes, it is of Saturday I speak.
sunday
we now arrive at the last day
the final of the week
sunday has many facets
exploration of those we seek
first, a day of rest
a time to sit and ponder
this is the traditional role
a rule: your rest don’t squander
also, a day of worship
for those that practice their faith
this is a time to join the others
praise and celebrate with grace
you have sunday crosswords
or maybe sunday brunch
the thing about this day
its uses, it has a bunch
but as the day goes on
it seems things do converge
because then comes sunday evening
and here we play a dirge
back to school, back to work
homework to get done
the dread and doom start building
rarely so much fun
of course these are just patterns
and they can be changed
but the truth is sunday evening
has a reputation that is stained
and that concludes the week
as you tuck into your bed
ready to start again afresh
a new path to be tread
saturday
here it is, saturday
the weekend, it is here
a day that brings variety
and sometimes friendly cheer
if you have errands, this will be the day
that you travel this way and that
a day when you try to catch up on things
or maybe with a friend you chit-chat
this day feels like the most different of all
and by that i mean to say
we all have unique ways we spend our time
on this first of the weekend days
most other days, they have some standards
the week for work or for school
but this day feels more open than most
it feels more like the random does rule
for me i like it as a day of rest
to have no major plans
to go by what my mood dictates
to let my mind expand
i hope your weekend has started well
and that you enjoy this day
that whatever you have on your agenda
it is somehow mixed in with some play
friday
here we are
the end the week
the weekend all that is left
friday feels
like a breath of fresh air
even if you are a little bereft
something about this day
feels to me like escape mixed in with promise
these days all feel somehow done before
they are stained with old patterns if i’m honest
friday was the last day of school, you got to have two free days
and friday was the last day of work, you had two days not to slave
there is no doubt, friday is special
its place at the end of the week
i suppose if we had different patterns
this day could feel like a peak
but the truth is it feels like a finish somehow
at least it does to me
although i know that it could be different
yes, that i do really see
thursday
oh my gosh, i almost forgot
today is a thursday…
but what to say
this days feels like
it just fades away
in between the fame
of middle and end
this is a day
of no praises to send
i suppose if much younger
this day might mean
the weekend begins
but I am no teen
and so somehow
to my little mind
this day just passes
no treasures to find
about poor thursday
(and tuesday also it seems)
to have nothing nice to say
it almost seems mean
but they are plain
and just sit like big lumps
on either side
of the famous hump
wednesday
and here it come
the most famous day of the week
there is so much about it
of those things I speak
first, it has a nickname
hump day is the thing
get over this day and you’re there
or maybe you like to swing
then, it has impossible spelling
the n after the d
why it is pronounced that way
i can’t really see
the final thing i notice
it has the most letters
this day tries really hard
to make none other better
yes this is wednesday
the day smack in between
one thing you may not know
this day’s color is green
tuesday
well, here comes tuesday
it always feels
like monday’s lost cousin
not too much appeal
a person may have
a feeling of hate
for other days, but tuesday
doesn’t have that weight
it just sits between
two days that are famous
you can ignore tuesday
you really can’t blame us
just another day
as the week goes along
not too much notice
nothing too strong
there is one thing maybe
that tuesday can claim
and that thing is tacos
Taco Tuesday, a good name
so go eat some tacos
if that is your thing
there are no other praises
of this day i can sing
monday
let’s explore this new beginning
i hold that monday starts the week
you may say sunday but
not for me, not this geek
monday’s the starting point
a nice clean slate
a time to set plans
to do something great
it has none of the baggage
of deeds just half done
it has all of the promise
of battles to be won
yes, monday feels shiny
and new and exciting
adventures and exploits
and no more fighting
with yourself to do things
things you don’t like
mondays are days
when it all seems just right
so enjoy this new vision
this endless landscape
of all that is possible
what will take shape