Copyright 2021 by Kenneth Van Camp, all rights reserved.
The pelican soars on mighty wings,
Scanning below for fishy things.
With a tuck and a roll and a mighty splash,
The fish swim away in a high-tailing dash!
I thought such an impact might give you some traction-time;
Instead the head pounding has dulled your reaction-time.
If you want to catch fish before they've all fled, dear -
Perhaps you'll consider the wearing of head gear!
Copyright 2021 by Kenneth Van Camp, all rights reserved.
You tell our friends I'm a romantic -
Much more than I used to be.
You tell them about the flowers I bring,
The love poems I write,
the shows I take you to see.
You tell them about the candle-lit dinner
With the classical violinist I hired,
In the gazebo by the lake
Where we ate and danced,
and danced until we were tired.
Silly woman - I'm not a romantic!
That's not the reason for the things I do...
It's only to see the sparkle it brings
To your eyes when I tell you
I'm so much in love with you!
Copyright 2021 by Kenneth Van Camp, all rights reserved.
Copyright 2021 by Kenneth Van Camp, all rights reserved.
Why is it I always want to be with you?
Is it because my future holds the key with you?
Or because I have a million sunsets still to see with you?
Maybe it's the way my heart skips a beat with you.
Or how I feel I never have to compete with you.
Or how I feel my whole is only complete with you.
But really I know (if it doesn't show)
That I'll never be lonely with you.
And that's why my dear I'm keeping you near
Because happiness is when I'm only with you.
Saffron, crimson, yellow - it has it all.
Plop! Splash!
Gone in a flash.
Copyright 2021 by Kenneth Van Camp, all rights reserved.
Would I be shy?
Only surface on the sly?
And keep myself hidden from all humanity?
Would I play games with the boats?
Play hide and seek under floats?
Make everyone wonder, what can-it-be?
Would I bob and sup?
Curl my tail and bulk myself up?
What's that you say... vanity?
But mostly if I were a manatee,
I'd turn my face for you to see,
And then I'd laugh at how you look at me.
Oh, if only I were a manatee!
