For Real Toads, Tuesday platform
Summer Fun
“I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide whether you are a Tigger or an Eeyore.” – Randy Pausch
Picking tomatoes ripe and red,
pulling tender small cucumbers
and yellow squash from my garden.
Sitting on the porch in the cool of the morning
sipping on cafe au lait
and watching the butterflies flit
about the yard and
the zooming dragonflies.
Practicing kendo and judo at the dojo,
going to “work” at the soup kitchen
preparing meals for the hungry
and for meals on wheels.
Laughing with my husband at his silly jokes,
Climbing my tree and reading.
Listening to the cicadas
with their rising and falling wall of sound,
splashing in the creek
and skipping stones,
looking at the moon and stars
circling the sky in their nightly dance,
watching the lightning bugs blink among the bushes.
This is my fun.
Come join me.
I may even let you wash dishes
at the soup kitchen.
Jul 09, 2019 @ 22:13:11
A lovey sense of contentment and purpose about your daily life. Beautiful poem.
Jul 09, 2019 @ 22:20:37
Thank you!
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Jul 09, 2019 @ 22:36:44
It sounds like soul-filling fun indeed.
Jul 09, 2019 @ 23:09:57
I’d love to share this day with you!
Jul 09, 2019 @ 23:29:23
Come on!
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Jul 10, 2019 @ 02:18:27
Perfect! And such a great close! I’m in!
Jul 10, 2019 @ 09:06:38
Oh I love this gentle type of fun… (I don’t mind making the dishes)
Jul 10, 2019 @ 11:36:35
Get started loading those dishes into the industrial dish washer then. We have about 300 to do! Smiles.
Jul 10, 2019 @ 09:08:04
So engaging! I was right there with you, loving each moment. Your surprise (but not surprise, knowing you) ending totally delighted me!
Jul 10, 2019 @ 09:26:17
Such joy in simple pleasures! I love that about you Toni.
Jul 10, 2019 @ 12:20:51
This is such a delightful poem … we should all strive for simple pleasures.
Jul 10, 2019 @ 12:23:01
Thank you Helen
Jul 11, 2019 @ 22:54:26
content, purpose…. that is a beautiful life