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The Gnome from Home

Rhymers theme this week. Leaving home.

 

The Gnome from Home

 

I just could not wait,
my future to anticipate.
Freedom;  what a thought.
To wear that new dress I had bought.

 

My mother always used to say,
"This is how long I let them stay..
until they grow wings just like the rest,
then I kick them unceremoniously out of the nest."

 

We were always rareing to go,
to get on with life; what a show.
Love was plentiful in our home.
We even had a garden with some gnomes.

 

When finally the day to leave arrived,
I was full of advice my parents had supplied.
A job, a flat, a friend or two
I knew exactly what I was going to do.

 

When I began to unpack my case.
I found a note and parcel, filling an empty space.
As I sat upon the bed, the following are the words I read.

 

"We sent you out into the world to roam, 
and thought you might like this gnome from home."

 

© 2018 Taylor Crowshaw

 

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Comments

Big Sal

Sun 11th Nov 2018 17:26

I'd like to see a book of fairy tale rhymes by you one day.?

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Hugh

Sun 11th Nov 2018 00:02

A fabulous read and got us thinking about our own moving experiences.Good to see that you were supplied with a flat and that you were not gnomeless.

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Taylor Crowshaw

Sat 10th Nov 2018 15:42

Thanks everyone for the comments and likes.
Gnome Man's Land M.C.love it
Gnome going back Brian, hilarious
Anya, Don, Keith, Jon, your support is always very welcome and appreciated..?

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M.C. Newberry

Sat 10th Nov 2018 15:26

Like Don's contribution - this essay into gnome man's land -
droll and welcome.

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keith jeffries

Sat 10th Nov 2018 09:00

Taylor what a gem to read as I begin my day. A poem of love tinged with a delightful humour. Gnomes, well ok, but I prefer pixies or elves.

Good poem
Thanks
Keith

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Jon Stainsby

Sat 10th Nov 2018 07:32

A lovely tale.

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Sat 10th Nov 2018 07:14

There's gnome going back.

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Don Matthews

Sat 10th Nov 2018 07:01

Nice to know someone else also has a sense of humour ?

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