Day 13--National Poetry Month--ABAB Poem--Traveler's Envy Blues--Triplets--The One-Note Dove

I'm doing this ahead of time, so I'm not sure Stephanie has this for her poem for today. If not, I'll come back later. This one was itching at me to get written.

TRAVELER'S ENVY BLUES

Everyone is going sweet places

They're trotting all over the globe

They're packing their bags and suitcases

And taking a swimsuit and robe.

They're off to Cambodia,Australia

They're flying to Nepal and Iceland

On the road to Canada and Italia

Budapest, Stockholm, and Japan.

They're swimming and climbing and frolicking

And dancing the hora and cancan.

They're snorkeling, base jumping, kayaking

Exploring dark caves in sampans.

And I? Well I'm banking the home fires.

I'm shopping and holding the fort.

I'm sitting with babies and snow tires,

Doing homework and laundry--a mort.

I, too, would just love to be packing

For someplace exotic and fun. 

But I'm stuck home the laundry attacking

Making lunch, pulling weeds in the sun.

I wish I had something to dream of

Instead of the very same grind.

Flying into the sunset with my love

Would be a great present to find.

But it all takes that thing we call money

That's something that's in short supply.

We need a new car something funny.

Termites ate our house in July.

So now I am stuck here just dreaming

As I scheme all my money to save.

If I hear one more tale I'll go screaming (kidding)

But I'll look at your pictures and rave.

©2019 by H. Linn Murphy

So here are some triplets. If you want to know the difference between a triplet and a tercet, go here.

THE ONE-NOTE DOVE

Dove out cheeping in the yard

You make writing poems hard

Want to hoist you from petard

©2019 by H. Linn Murphy

DOVE'S ANSWER

You complain of how I sing

You're not singing anything

Your voice makes my eardrums ring

©2019 by H. Linn Murphy