This Poem Was Written By Eli, Age 7,
(Assisted By An Ancient Mariner)
Wandering around the house,
Ole Man Nat, I found in bed,
Writing a poem on his tablet.
Invited in by the Ancient Mariner,
He offered me, a rare opportunity,
Join in, he said, two heads in beds
Are always better,
Especially when writing poetry!
The Poem:
The navy- colored deck umbrella,
Rocks back and fro,
Like a big sailboat,
Going in circles
Cloudy Sunday,
Just a pinch of blue,
Not enough to go outside,
So I am writing this bored poem
Glaring seas, small waves moving,
Gazing upon the bay,
Makes me tired and needy for
Body fuel,
It is after ten, and I have not had my
Breakfast yet!
Since I am already in bed,
Bring my breakfast to me,
Since someday I will be a
Father (and CIA agent too)
I might as well get used to it!
**At this point Eli split,
Cause breakfast was clearly
not going to be delivered.
While it was being set up,
Throwing a football to his dad,
Was preferable to completing his
Masterpiece.
Eli is my GF's great nephew, and a poet (father-inspired) I gentle nudged, but the vision was his...and the words too...he is kind, very smart, photogenic mess of black curls, and models...when he was younger (4?), he would visit and run around asking late nite show style, Whereeeeeeees Nat!
Though not of my blood, he numbers among my beloveds