Attention People of Earth!!!!!

 

From Voo's Vault ........... Eddie And Me

Eddie and Me

 Eddie the Elephant

 Sleeps in my bed

 Sometimes, he even

 Sleeps under my head

 Sometimes he crawls out

And falls on the floor

But he knows I'll wake up

 And find him once more.

  Eddie the Elephant

 Is soft as can be

 Big, gray, with two button eyes

 To see me

 He has a long trunk

 And a fuzzy white tail

 And when I am sick,

 His warm hugs makes me well.

  Eddie the Elephant

 And Moochie the Moose

  My two bestest pals                                                             

 When I want to run loose

 We hide in the tent house

 And tear up the bed

 We fill all the other toy's hearts

 Full of dread.

  When we play like pirates

 And we play like kings

 And great super heroes

 And other cool things

 We throw balls at bad guys

 And dress up in capes

 We hang from the curtains

 Like aliens and apes.

  And Moochie is nice                                     

                                                     

But he's little and brown

 With a squeak toy inside him

 That makes a neat sound

 And he tries to be brave

 Like Eddie and I

 But he can't beat us jumping

 No matter how he might try.

  I have lots of toys

 More so than most

 And I eat lots of bananas

 And a lot of cheese toast

 I love tea and butter

And climbing the trees

                                                                                                           

Having imaginary

 Adventures on seas.

 I know lots of people

 And teachers and pals

I like all the boys

But I love little gals                                                               

 I like to tell stories

And sing songs and dance

                                                                                                      

Wear Mighty Mouse tee shirts

And Super Man pants.

  I like speaking French

 And Spanish, Chinese

 But I really hate mosquitoes

  (Even though they like me)

 They chase me and catch me

 When I'm in the yard

 And they kiss me like Mama does

 But they kiss me too hard. 

 I love all my family

 My mom and my dad

 They're the best Mom and Daddy

 That I've ever had

 Now I'm turning five

 And I'm growing so tall

 That when I fall down

 It's a long way to fall.

 But back to my buddy

 Back to my friend          

 I’ve got to tell ‘bout him

 Before this poem ends

 He’s been with me now

 For many long years

 Listening so closely

 With his big fluffy ears.

To all of my troubles

 My secrets and woes 

                                   

 And when I go to time out

 That’s where he goes

 But Eddie can’t follow

 When I’m in the bath

 He hides in the corner

 And I hear him laugh.

 ‘Cause Elmo and Moochie

 Jose’, Hankey, too

 Are toys that can’t get wet

                                                                                                        

(Though sometimes they do)

 But Eddie the Elephant

 Is so cuddly to touch

 That I slobber him with kisses

 ‘Cause I love him so much.

  Right now I am worried

 About my best friend

 And I’m hoping this story

 Still has a good end............

 ‘Cause he’s in the washer

 Going round and around

  And I know he can’t swim

 So I’m afraid he might drown.

  I think he might need me

 To rescue him now

 I’ll think up a plan

 And I’ll save him somehow

 ‘Cause he would save me

 From the bad guys and stuff

 He’s strong and he’s fearless

 Though he’s just made of fluff.

  So, Eddie, hold on

 I’m thinking this through

 I’ll pull you from the water

 And I’ll rescue you

 But if you go into

 The dryer that’s hot

 Oh, Eddie, I’m sorry

 But that, I cannot.

  You’ll have to be brave

 And be a big boy

 Though I know those ole baths

 You do not enjoy

 When you get out of there

 You’ll be fluffy and clean

 And then we can play

 Like we’re pirates so mean.

  I’ll squeeze you and love you

 And pull your fur out

 And Mama will make you

 Giggle at me and shout

 And we’ll drink chocolate milk

 And get dirty again

 Then we’ll snuggle together

 ‘Cause you’re my bestest friend.

  Down into Dream Land

 On adventures we’ll go

 Climb all the mountains

And run in the snow

You’ll sleep in my arms

 And maybe under my head

 And in the morning I’ll find you

 Somewhere under my bed.

 But wherever you are

 And wherever you go

 I’ll find you and grab you

 And you’ll always know

 You’ll stay with me forever

 When I’m all big, you’ll see

 For you’ll live in this story

 About Eddie and Me.

  The End

©By Voo

April 18, 2011

11:37 p.m.

Happy 5th birthday

To the sweetest boy

In the whole wide world

Oh, To Be A Sea Gull

            O, To Be a Sea Gull

O, to be a sea gull

To sail the whispering sea

To catch the sun when day is done

And never need the tree.

O, to be a sea gull

With nothing more to do

Than watch for food and catch it

And bathe within the blue.

O, to be a sea gull

With freedom in my soul

Feathers ruffled with the wind

And days made out of gold.

O, to be a sea gull

Not tethered to the earth

To know your purpose in this world

Between your death and birth.

O, to be a sea gull

A common bird for sure

But special in my eyes so that

That bird, I wish I were.

© by Voo

May 29, 2010

1:51 a.m.

Strangely Vulnerable

 Strangely Vulnerable


Always been a steel butterfly
A stem that bends, not breaks
I had to be a woman early
For all my siblings' sakes.

I sacrificed my childhood
Though it was truly not my choice
I had to grieve in silence
And pretend I had no voice.

While deep inside, I yearned for
A life to call my own
Someone to make me feel loved
Someone to feel like home.

And years went by in sadness
And no love showed it's face
I looked to find that treasure
And made for it a place.

The  sadness made me stronger
The pain gave me resolve
An enigma and a puzzle
That no one dared to solve.

I stood alone, I lived alone
A warrior in the fight
No armor bearer, no sweet companion
To help me bear the night.

And then you came into my life
With love there in your eyes
So much like I, it made me cry
And feel I'd won a prize.

And all my soul I gave to you
And all my love and heart
Feeling you fit into me
Like we'd never been apart.

But to my surprise, I found that I
In surrendering all of me
Became a little girl again
That only you could see.

That strong oak tree that I'd become
 Became a willow, swaying
And the warrior woman so tough outside
Became a school girl, playing.

That love would make me vulnerable
Was not part of my plan
I only mean't to show my strength
Like I'd always shown a man.

But not with you could I do that
However right or wrong
I found myself surrendering
And not wanting to be strong.

For in your arms I felt at last
The woman and the girl
I'd always been but was afraid to be
Alone there in the world.

You have the power to crush me
And your words can bite and sting
Just as you have the power to endow
And the gift to make me sing.

So strangely, strangely vulnerable
I've become and yet I find
It's comforting to be a part of you,
Your body and your mind.

What heals can hurt, what hurts can heal
It's odd how love can be
The humbling vulnerabilities
In turn, can set you free.

You'll hurt me though you don't mean to
And heal me if you can
Through it all, you'll see, the woman- child in me
Will make you a better man.

For fear of love doesn't make you strong
But weaker every day
For your heart slows down and eventually stops
When you push love away.

These are the lessons that I've learned
In the life wars that I've fought
That love is the most highly prized of things
But it's something that can't be bought.

So I willingly give my self to you
For my heart, though battle-worn
Is soft and pliable in your hands
Like a heart, just newly born.

©By Voo Shining Stone
The Woman-Child Who Found Herself
Jan 14, 2020
1:06 a.m.

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