Thursday, January 12, 2012

Hair Platoon


Hair Platoon
©1994 by Susan Noyes Anderson


My hair marches across my head.

Left face. Right face. Full speed ahead.

A hair platoon, in disarray,

With soldiers who will not obey.

Some stepping here. Some strutting there.

Some standing straight up in the air

At full attention, as they please.

I’ve had enough, Hair. Stand at ease.

Obey my orders. Call me ‘Sir.’

Dismissed. Fall out!

(Oops.)

As you were.

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35 comments:

  1. GailJanuary 12, 2012 at 5:11 AM

    Enjoyable...in fact, a prize winner!

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  2. MomzaJanuary 12, 2012 at 5:52 AM

    So darn cute, Sue! love it!

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  3. storybeaderJanuary 12, 2012 at 6:21 AM

    Is this called a bad hair day? Cute photo! {:_Deb

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  4. anitamombanitaJanuary 12, 2012 at 6:46 AM

    Sometimes you crack me up!!! This was hairlarious!!!

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  5. jenJanuary 12, 2012 at 6:46 AM

    Not Fall OUT! Are you crazy?

    Don't you sometimes wish you were a man and could rock the shaved head?

    Or that we lived in the days where hats were cool everywhere?

    Me too.

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  6. Grandma HoneyJanuary 12, 2012 at 7:33 AM

    This is how I've been feeling lately!

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  7. UnknownJanuary 12, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    That was truly funny!

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  8. 4 Lettre WordsJanuary 12, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    That is so great...especially since I'm contemplating a "new do"!

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  9. Grumpy Grateful MomJanuary 12, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    Hilarious! My hair just doesn't respect me.

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  10. FranciscaJanuary 12, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    Hehehe... with my curls, no one can tell when I have a bad hair day. :-)

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  11. Sistas in ZionJanuary 12, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    Excellent! We've both got hair that marches to it's own beat and does what ever it wants most of the time. Some times we tackle it to tame it.

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  12. LisaluluJanuary 12, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    CREATIVE, you make great poems, and kids/grandkids too!

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  13. Cathy KennedyJanuary 12, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    Hilarious or as anitamombanita said, hairlarious! What a fun pos, Sue! =D

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  14. 21 WitsJanuary 12, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    Oh what a great little poem about lovely hair issues, all beating to the sound of a great parade...right! I have to admit even though your hair is standing up on end...you are looking so young in photo today! Very cool! ha ha !

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  15. AmesJanuary 12, 2012 at 1:33 PM

    That's cute Sue. I did a post on hair too.~Ames

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  16. UnknownJanuary 12, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    Oh my. I love it. Fall out (oops). As you were.

    You have a gift, my friend

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  17. LeoviJanuary 12, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    A nice and funny poem, morning out of bed I remember it.

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  18. UnknownJanuary 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    Ha! Hopefully not the fall out part!!!

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  19. PatJanuary 12, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    So funny and that looks like my own head of hair after trying to type in dozens of contacts on a new cell phone...yikes!

    Thanks for the smiles!

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  20. Jocelyn ChristensenJanuary 12, 2012 at 2:54 PM

    HA HA! wONDERFUL!

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  21. DarleneJanuary 12, 2012 at 4:15 PM

    One of my favorites.

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  22. karenJanuary 12, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    Just when I think I have a handle on it, it decides to do things a little differently so I'm constantly changing styling tools and product. Loved this poem!

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  23. Welcome to the Garden of EganJanuary 12, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    That was the best!!!!
    It sorta lilted off the tongue. Too cute and very descriptive. You've been spying on me haven't you?

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  24. StefJanuary 12, 2012 at 7:34 PM

    This had me giggling. I love it. My Briggy baby has this kind of hair at the moment. Time for a haircut!

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  25. Jeannette StGJanuary 12, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    In my teen years it used to be a bad day when I had a hair platoon! But I refuse to have my day ruined by my hair anymore!!

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  26. HJanuary 12, 2012 at 10:56 PM

    FALL OUT!!! Noooooo!!

    It was wet and windy here yesterday morning and I was on early playground duty. By the time the school day started, my hair looked like I had dragged it through a hedge backwards!

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  27. MaggieJanuary 13, 2012 at 12:07 AM

    Fab H post, how witty and clever!
    Glad you enjoyed the tour of Hellens Manor, btw I just became your newest follower.

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  28. GattinaJanuary 13, 2012 at 12:47 AM

    My hair doesn't stand up it hangs down, lol !

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  29. ~✽Mumsy✽~January 13, 2012 at 3:27 AM

    Fantastic poem, Sue..I have many days like this..

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  30. NonnaJanuary 13, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    So I snorted as I read this, then laughed a lot...very clever Sue ! LOVE this !!!

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  31. VKJanuary 13, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    This was very imaginative. Fits me often.

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  32. JudieJanuary 13, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    I have been in the bed for the last two weeks, and have had serious bed-hair! Rod has tried to straighten it out a couple of times because I have looked so goofy! I was able to stand in the shower yesterday and wash it, which made us both happy!!

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  33. Brian MillerJanuary 13, 2012 at 11:02 PM

    hahaha...no dont fall out!!! SMILES. This was a fun one sue...

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  34. Erika January 17, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    Sue, what a cute take on the letter H. Unfortunately, I think you might have been writing about my hair:)

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  35. JennyJanuary 20, 2012 at 5:55 AM

    Oh Sue!

    I'm reading this in a very quiet house this morning...my husband is still asleep or should I say WAS asleep.

    I laughed so loud I'm sure he heard me!

    What a wonderful, fabulous, amazing, perfect, perfect, perfect little ditty!

    You are a heavenly writer for certain!

    Hugs and A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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