SEE YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPERS
The Sunday funnies were
always my favorite
part of the weekend.
We’d give the paper to dad
then Norman and I would
lie on the floor and look
through the comic strips.
We’d take turns reading.Norman was real good
at doing the voices.
I concentrated on getting
the words right.
Now that Norman is away,
Dad and I lie on the floor
and read together.
Then we get the scissors
and clip comics and jokes
from newspapers and magazines.
When we have enough
we glue them into
a scrapbook and take it
down to the hospital.
Medicine for the
soldiers’ funny bones.
© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved. Cartoon from author's personal collection.
4 comments:
Diane, this poem is so spot on and making a scrapbook is exactly what a kid might do during WW II. The funnies were an important part of the war, on the home front and the front lines. That is why I run the Sunday Funnies once in a while to give readers the flavor of the times. Thanks for these wonderful poems.
You're right, the funny pages were something that kids looked forward to.
I have a comic book poem coming in a month or so. Keep coming back!
Another gem with the perfect artful touch at the end.
I agree with Marion. Nice touch at the end.
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