zoe sings a kenyan folk song:
ze ze ze zikumi za
but she doesn’t know
the spelling, or
what the words mean;
just loves the z’s
in swahili
echoing her name
and tells me in soccer
she scored a goal
for the other team
right after
she kicked the ball
into someone’s stomach
she is sharp, fast
but not always aimed
in the right direction;
a danger more blunderbuss scatter
than sniper precision
some days are like that
i say. choose your targets
hit them
and come home singing
and zinging
those z’s that buzz a tongue
into smiles
Susan Daniels Poetry 
This was very fun and playful Susan.
Reminds me of when in yoga we put our tongue on the roof of our mouth and buzzz like a bee.
Thank you, Teresa! Yes, all those z’s are fun, aren’t they? 🙂
Love it 🙂
Thanks, Boomie. Changed it up a bit from the FB one 😉
tongue twister! Great!
Thanks, Deb!
Ah kids… is this about yours? Either way, great poem. I really like the z sounds up top, very musical.
Yep–this is Zoe, my life-driven dervish. Tried to catch her in here, but she moves so damned fast, not sure I did 😉
You did catch her there Susan ~ love the zzzzz’s not being related to sleep ~ love that Zoe loves them because they echo her name ~ looks to me like she’s got a sound compass 🙂
Aw, thanks, Polly!
Zingalacious 🙂
🙂 thanks, Green!
Such fun in this a nice happy one
🙂 thanks! Zoe does that–she is so bright & fun.
Love!
Thanks, SFAM!
I see a happy child, feet manoeuvring, song in her heart, determined, relishing the moment.
That’s her 😉
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oh, thank you!
Your ability to churn words out of every situation is so amazing, Susan. 🙂
Thanks, Celestine–I had to when my Z was singing all those Zs 😉