"My Favorite Word"
by Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr.
From Sing a Song of Popcorn
(poetry collection)
There is one word –
My favorite –
The very, very best.
It isn’t No or Maybe.
It’s Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, YES!
"Yes, yes, you may," and
Yes, of course," and
Yes, please help yourself."
And when I want a piece of cake,
"Why, yes. It’s on the shelf."
Some candy? "Yes."
A cookie? "Yes."
A movie? "Yes, we’ll go."
I love it when they say my word:
Yes, Yes, YES! (Not No.)
And may I humbly submit two more verses? (by me)
"Oh, yes, pick all
The blooms you want,
Eat berries from the patch.
Sure, hang your feet down in the pond,
And there’s a frog to catch.
"Yes, pick some reds.
Sure! Pick some whites.
Pick flowers pink and blue!
Eat peas and beans right from the vines;
These gardens are all for you."