poem: child's play

child’s play

What a laugh
we had today
You should have seen us
run and play!

We messed around
we rolled in grass
we all fell down
we both just laughed!

We swung on swings
we kicked a ball
We climbed up trees
we did it all!

You are six and
I am nine
We love it
when it’s summertime


mark shepherd
dashpoetry.com

poem: all of us

all of us

they can’t get
all of us so
stand up and show
that what you reap
is what you sow

your hand is needed
at the plough
if we all pull
together now

as I have lost
as I have found
to greet the root
prepare the ground

face the face
hand the hand
hope the hope
stand the stand

fundamental
potent power
comes the moment
comes the hour



mark shepherd 2008
dashpoetry.com

poem: wasps

wasps

Wasps
are different
from hover flies
Wasps are
cruisin’ lookin’ for a bruisin’

whereas hover flies
sip and skim
in their gold and black skin
searching for the next thing
to alight on
and delight in

meanwhile...............
bumble bees buzz by
with business on their minds
they go their humble bumbling way
with bounty that they find


mark shepherd
dashpoetry.com