Loving My Honey
The Crab Canon poem — A difficult form for many
And what do you say to this!
He is mine and I am his
In all the world over
we found each other, and he is my lover
Until death do us part
and ever after
he has my heart
Hollering it from the rafter
I love my big bad John
He is my Hon
He is my Mon!
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He is my Mon
He is my Hon
I love my big bad John
Hollering it from the rafter
he has my heart
and ever after
until death do us part
We found each other, and he is my lover
In all the world over
He is mine and I am his
And what do you say to this?
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Authors Note: Crab Canon — say it one way, then say it backward and have it be two different messages. It is rough and tough even for sages.
My Husband just turned 75 on March first of this year. I really appreciate his love and care as we age together.
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First published by Write Under the Moon on medium.com
About the Creator
Denise E Lindquist
I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.
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Comments (6)
Very nicely done Denise, There is an art to these and you seem to have mastered it.
Sending John belated birthday wishes 🎂✨️❤️ Loved your poem!
lovely! I'm truly impressed <3
Fantastic love poem!!! Impressed at your ability to write a Crab Canon poem!!! Love it!!!❤️❤️💕
Wonderfully done. The longer a crab canon is, the more impressed I am with it. And especially like how this reads the second time. May you & John have a love that never stops growing. ⚡💙⚡
I love this wonderful poem!