Lollipop Lullaby
Johnmichael Simon
Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse 2007 (view all the winners)
Honorable Mention
Whisk me away to the south of days
where three cornered hats perform gypsy plays
where wagon wheels bustle down autumn leaved ways
whisk me away to the south of days
Bounce me over the tumbleweed flats
where chestnuts are marbles and donkeys wear hats
where poodles do headstands and mats sit on cats
bounce me over the tumbleweed flats
Whistle me under a crooked old moon
where flats turn to sharps and frogs learn to croon
where summer nights sing a sweet raspberry tune
whistle me under a crooked old moon
Nibble my kneecaps and wobble my hips
with dandelion posies and rosy licked lips
where chocolate almonds eat coconut chips
nibble my kneecaps and wobble my hips
Pull up my blankets and tuck off the light
play cobweb music to spangle the night
let me peep a dream telescope in backward delight
pull up my blankets and tuck off the light
