AuthorsDen.com   Join | Login    
Where Authors and Readers come together!

SIGNED BOOKS    AUTHORS    BOOKS    SAMPLE CHAPTERS    AUDIOBOOKS    eBOOKS    STORIES    ARTICLES    POETRY    BLOGS    NEWS    VIDEOS    SUCCESS    TESTIMONIALS

Featured Authors:  Dadfire, iEdie Batstone, iJ. Allen Wilson, iM. R. Mathias, iGlen Schulz, iBetty Jo Tucker, iJames Harvey, iDave Tabler, iKarin Adams, i Aberjhani, i

  Home > Poetry > Poetry        Popular: Books, Stories, Articles, Poetry        Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     

Bonnie Lou May

 Follow Me  

· Contact Me
· Books
· Articles
· Poetry
· News
· Stories
· Blog
· 629 Titles
· 6,546 Reviews
· Save to My Library
· Share with Friends!
·
Member Since: Jan, 2008

Bonnie Lou May, click here to update your pages on AuthorsDen.



I Should Have Listened Better!
by Bonnie Lou May → (All Poetry by Bonnie Lou May)
   Rated "G" by the Author.
Share   Print  Save   Follow   Share on Facebook

How many times do we remember a time when we were truly sorry for not listening to our parents, this was one time I wished I had.


Poem Artwork

 

I Should Have Listened Better!
 
When I was a child we had a honeysuckle bush climbing up an arch.
Oh how I loved honeysuckle and checked on it in early March.
I couldn’t wait for it to bloom so I could get my special treat.
Nothing discouraged me, not even a bee sting in my seat.
 
Oh, I was stung many times but the pain went away real quick,
When I would get that honeysuckle and take a giant lick.
My Dad dared me to stay away or he would chop it down.
But that didn’t discourage me, as I licked it on the ground.
 
The honeysuckle bush always seemed to call my name.
And off I’d run to get some like some sort of a silly game.
Then one day when I came home, I noticed it wasn’t there.
My daddy chopped it down like he promised in his dare.
 
From that day to this, I’ve haven’t tasted that nectar since.
And every other kind of bush makes my taste buds wince.
Oh, how I miss that honeysuckle I loved when I was small.
 I should have listened better then, for now I have none at all.
 
Written by,
Bonnie May

 


Want to review or comment on this poem?


Need a FREE Reader Membership?


 Reviews of "I Should Have Listened Better!"
Reviewed by Cryssa C
Reviewed on September 15, 2008
It was the block of chocolate that got nibbled on over and over again in my family... too bad it was unsweetened! hee, hee...
Charlie has a short story about it in her den. :~)
Cryssa

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on September 14, 2008
So grow another, some seeds,some time, some patience and bingo more honeysuckle to suck(le)...;-) ed

Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)
Reviewed on September 14, 2008
Oh my,I feel the sadness in your words sweet lady...well written..be well and always safe OK...Hugsss

Reviewed on September 14, 2008
We've always done things we've regretted later in life. My folks used to get SO mad at me: the parsley in the garden was my favorite "snack." They knew it was me but I blamed the rabbits. =] Poor bunnies took the rap for me! I miss parsley, even now. Well penned, Bonnie!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on September 14, 2008
A bitter sweet lesson to learn.

Reviewed by Sandie May Joyce
Reviewed on September 14, 2008
We've always done things that we were told not to. I remember my siblings and I used to pluck some kind of unknown fruits off a tree and eat it, not knowing what kind of fruit it was; and in Hong Kong, the air was filled with polution, and everything that are outside of your house needed to be cleaned being consuming, and we didn't pay heed to that warning. Luck for us, we are still very much alive as of today.

A very thought-provoking piece!!!

Sandie Angel :o)

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on September 14, 2008
so sad--i can't believe he cut it down--its scent is so glorious


New Poetry by Bonnie Lou May
Popular Poetry (Poetry)
  1.  Catching Happiness...
  2.  Finding Trust Again
  3.  Nightsky
  4.  Reality of Another Kind
  5.  Life's Enormous Green Chest
  6.  Spindrift
  7.  Kindness
  8.  Luxury of Solitude
  9.  Our Restless Minds
  10.  Roadkill Memoriam
  11.  In The Still of The Night
  12.  Sediment Within the Soul
  13.  Dream Just a Dream
  14.  Feeling Lonely
  15.  Hunting for Truth
  16.  In Praise of Anonymity
  17.  Whisper Pens
  18.  Shaved Reflections
  19.  I Have Spent My Entire Life
  20.  Mythical Dragons
Free Book Review Program
Select a book to read and review today!

How to Write Proseperly by RickthePoetWarrior

First in a never ending series of similiar sounding sub spelled specials subjecting some English satirically litter all chair  
Member BookAds

Key of Mist by Robin Ouzman Hislop

The Poems of Guadalupe Grande La llave de niebla (2003) Key of Mist Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop & Amparo Arrospide  
Member BookAds