Mushroom smiles,
arms akimbo,
for a mushroom hug.
Hey, don’t shrug!
Really.
It’s a mushroom hug.
Can’t see it?
Don’t throw a fit.
Smile wide as me,
and you’ll see it,
lickety-split.
Copyright 2015 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: I hope you see the hug, same as me. 🙂 My rhyme is disorganized, perhaps I should call this rhyming ADD. My words have executive function issues, but as my eldest would say, Who cares? It’s a brave new world of “whatever works.” But does it work? Hope you’re having a great weekend!
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Anything that includes a hug is all goooood! 😉
{Hugs}
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(((Hugs))) 😀
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Reblogged this on Grand Dreams.
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//hugs the mushroom// awww there ya go little pancake!… I mean buddy!
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LOL
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Sorry to hear you had a pretty bad cold, Brenda.
I like the “arms akimbo,” especially. I write disjointed or “ADD” as you describe it. Sometimes I feel like I am taking notes, just a “skeleton” of the original way I would have expressed myself. 🙂
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I think of it as boiling a thought down to its barest essentials, leaving room for the reader to bring their own experience and meet me halfway. I always feel joy when someone comments with the thoughts that I had that underlaid the poem. Then I know I left the right things there. I think of it as bouillon and you think of it as bones. I think we are in agreement.
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“Bouillon” is a great way of starting a pot of stone soup. 🙂 Out of nearly “nothing” a feast may be produced while my “bones” are bare and need so much to elaborate. . . meeting of the minds, 🙂
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Has a tint of Dr. Seuss to it. I love it.
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I appreciate that compliment. Yeah! You made my evening grand! 😀
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The world needs more Seuss! Keep it up.
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Thanks!
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It works better when it’s not consistent. It gives the work a ‘voice.’ Bringing out your uniqueness.
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Thanks, Giorge, I like that. XOXO
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I trust you are feeling better
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Not yet, but fingers crossed for tomorrow. Too much coughing for sleep.
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Sorry to learn that. Nasty
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It’s a nasty one. Still, these don’t last forever.
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“A mushroom hug…” so very sweet:)
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If you were the size of a mouse, you would be just right for it. 🙂
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Great poem and photo. Hugs to you, my friend.
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Thanks, Toni! Have a great week!
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yes, i see the hug and hugs back to you for this one –
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Thanks, my friend. Enjoy your people tomorrow, the little dears. 🙂
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Love it! Love the pic and how some of the leaves look like hearts!
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Thanks! The ivy is pretty, too.
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Yes I totally can see it!
And yes, the poem works because it is fun and it definitely fits a mushroom hug 🙂
A fun rhyme for a fungi what could be better?
No apology necessary when you make us smile.
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Glad to make more smiles appear. And thanks for weighing in on it working. 🙂 My fungi appreciates it. XOXO
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The perfect hugging position too Brenda.
Enjoy your weekend
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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You enjoy yours, too! I watched an old Bogart movie tonight, Beat the Devil. It was a fun activity while my nose dripped.
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I hope you feel better today.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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Not yet, but there’s always tomorrow. 🙂 XOXO
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I think it works really well Brenda 🙂
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Thank you for weighing in!
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You’re welcome Brenda 🙂
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