APPRECIATION FILLING
Hunger is such a wasteful occupation
A useless penny on the sidewalk
A penny for your thoughts echoes worthless care
Appreciation throws itself into fits of
Falling kudos like night sky fireworks
Flattery wider than oohs and aahs
Take care not to surrender your thirst
To muddied water stagnant like a toad
Squelching underfoot the sound
Of wooden sapats when children walk gingerly
Over the mud a plank spans thoughts
Ripe for making of wise decisions
Eat slowly from the bowl of knowledge
Hunger is such a wasteful occupation
© gillena cox 2023
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