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Thursday, April 7, 2011

DAY 7 - NAPOWRIMO 2011

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SUPER

Only takes a minute
Innit?
A smile
A nod and a wink
Don’t you think?
And sworn enemies
Are reborn best friends
Time mends
The deepest rift
Attitudes shift
And happy days
Replace the haze
And hopes are raised
Remember yesterday’s
Childish game?
I claimed my dad
Was bigger than yours
But of course
Yours was bigger than mine
That’s fine
But mine drives a Batmobile
And he can see
Through solid steel
For real!
And he flies the open skies
With an ‘S’ on his chest
He’s the best!
But me
I’m no Superman
Maybe
Desperate Dan
Less than a hero
On a scale from zero
To ten
Me, a hero?
Think again!

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19 comments:

  1. vivinfranceApril 7, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    Delicious poeming. One for my grandson, if you permit?

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  2. Stan SkiApril 7, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Thanks Viv; Permission granted.

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  3. Madeleine Begun KaneApril 7, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Charming poem.

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  4. Andy SewinaApril 7, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    I'm playing 'I'm Waiting for my man' as I write this.

    Cool Poem!!

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  5. Ron.April 7, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Biff. Zap. Bam.
    Very cool.

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  6. AnonymousApril 7, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    A fun one to read aloud.

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  7. Stan SkiApril 7, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    Thanks to:
    Mad Kane; Takes all sorts to make a hero.
    Andy; Lou Reed, a real superhero...
    Ron; On a scale from zero to ten thats only about two!!! ;D

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  8. Stan SkiApril 7, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Thanks I'mnotaverse; Funny you should say that - I'll be performing it to an audience in a few days.

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  9. ElizabethApril 7, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    A game, a contest to see who can best the other. We all play it as children, and disguise it as something else later. I agree, this is fun to read aloud.

    Elizabeth

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  10. flaubertApril 7, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    Stan, I love this! A super fun read:)

    Pamela

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  11. GloriaApril 8, 2011 at 12:03 AM

    This was fun! :) You can wear the S on your chest for Super Poet! ;)

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  12. Stan SkiApril 8, 2011 at 12:33 AM

    Thanks to:
    Elizabeth; I'm looking forward to performing it now.
    Pamela; Fun is what it's all about.
    Gloria; You're too kind.

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  13. IselfApril 8, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    This really made me smile! Very child-like.

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  14. Stan SkiApril 8, 2011 at 3:02 AM

    Thanks Iself; Dedicated to children everywhere.

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  15. AnonymousApril 8, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Stan ~ I agree with imnotaverse...great to hear aloud. Glad to know you'll be performing it--how fun! Perhaps you should make an audio recording to post here on your blog so we can all have a listen! :)
    ~Paula

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  16. Mr. WalkerApril 8, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    This is playful and fun. It reminds me of my own youth as well as the games my boys play.

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  17. Stan SkiApril 8, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Thanks to:
    Whenwordsescape; I might 'bring it out' after the performance...
    Mr.Walker; My son wrote (and animated) an entire super-hero book called YES MAN and all I could come up with was one short verse.

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  18. Mariya KolevaApril 8, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Hey, it's a great fun! I bet my dad was the coolest of all ;-)
    And you're performing it! - I'm sure it will be great! Enjoy!

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  19. Stan SkiApril 14, 2011 at 4:41 AM

    Cheers Mariya: I think you got it wrong... MY dad was the coolest...!

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