Poetry Jam - "Of Course You Are"

Of Course You Are

My son and I walked today

a walk we mostly ran

and skipped

from place to place,

stopping here and there,

for no reason I could see

until he explained to me,

"I am a pig rooting for food
under every rock."

I nodded and said, "Of course you are."

And then he found a worm,

he laughed and shouted,

"Happy Pig Day!"

and off he went, galloping.

"Pigs don't gallop," I called after him 

and he gave me that look,

that look every child gives their mom

when she is being silly

and he said "That is because I am an antelope
running with the wind!"

I nodded and said, "Of course you are."

And he vanished around the bend
as I tried to keep up.

Upon him I finally came,

his hoof pawing the dirt.

"Why little antelope

are you pawing the ground?" 

and he lifted his finger and pointed, 

"I'm not an antelope,
I'm the artist who painted a blue horse!"

I nodded and said, "Of course you are."

And as I admired his creativity,
he leapt upon a rock wall

and opened his mouth wide.

bv Natasha for "In Tandem"

"You are yawning, tired little artist," I said.
"I'm not tired!" he declared
stamping his feet, "I'm a dragon,
defending my gold"
and he stamped some more
and yawned...I mean spat more fire,
as he surveyed the land,
protecting his treasure.

I nodded and said, "Of course you are".

Then, into my arms he jumped giving me a hug.

"Carry me!" he demanded

and I obeyed

treasuring those few blocks home,

tucked him into bed,

kissed his cheek, and whispered,

"Sleep tight, my little dragon" 

and he opened one eye and said,

"I'm not a dragon.  I'm a
sleepy llama llama, home with Mama"

and I patted his fluffy head.

I nodded and said, "Of course you are."

by Margaret Bednar, Art Happens 365, October 25, 2011

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This was a really fun prompt for Poetry Jam.  We were asked to select from the Times Best Seller List (or iTunes or new movies, etc) and write a poem using three titles we selected.  Mine were taken from the Children's Picture Book List:   (1) If you give a Dog a Donut, by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond (2) The Bipplo Seed & Other Lost Stories, by Dr. Seuss  (3) The Artist who Painted a Blue Horse, by Eric  Carle (4) Happy Pig Day!, by Mo Willems, and (5) Llamma Llamma Home with Mama, by Anna Dewdney.

I also linked to In Tandem #15 hosted by the delightful Jinksy.   Also linked to dVerse's "Open Link Night" and it seems to be THE place to be on Tuesday evenings... so check it out!