day 22

For today's prompt, I want you to write a work-related poem. Work doesn't have to be the main feature of the poem, but I want you to "work" it in somehow. And remember: There are different types of work. Of course, there are the activities that gain you fortune and fame (or not), but then, there's also housework, exercise, volunteering, etc. I'm sure you'll "work" it out


all work and no play


work can be good
if you love what you do
if you do it with pride
while your monies accrue
wake up in the morning
somewhere to go
a purpose to living
a future to grow

i worked for some years
in the days of my youth
i worked to earn money
and that is the truth
i did not like doing
what other folk said
following orders
a process i dread

one day i got married
and baby made three
cooking and cleaning
more suited to me
more time to think
more time to be free
enjoying my life
with a kid on my knee

now i am older
a pension is mine
no need to work
i can play with my time
i write, i may study
travel and read
grow flowers in a planter
i don't have to weed

Copyright © 2009 by Eryll Oellermann