A tribute to the bucket whose value is receding today.

From the good old days

and right of late

the bucket I bet, is best

yes, at any rate.

Sloshing water as you go

its frame and form unique

metal, plastic whatever it’s made

elegant and a tapering, sleek.

Buckets for the famished

meals within they hold

with a ladle long and deep

the items scooped and doled.

Now whosoever kicked the bucket once

I really have no notion

must’ve fizzled out of an ailment strange

and not the bucket equation.

And the hapless bucket

they coolly passed the buck

played down its worth so badly

the bucket’s pot luck.

Falsely as now you see

the bucket so was blamed

and bucketed out a warning

and tarnish it in-famed.

So I’ll kick the bucket tonight

watch what happens tomorrow

I may be there or may not be

whatever, friends do not sorrow.

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  • Suni51 on Nov 13, 2010

    You kicking a bucket in “saree” would be a wonderful seen, or would you really gearup, I mean long boots and all, that’ll be a great show.

  • vijayanths on Nov 13, 2010

    catchy title.

  • UNMESH on Nov 13, 2010

    Nice dear

  • Ramalingam on Nov 13, 2010

    Very nice poem.

  • lillyrose on Nov 13, 2010

    you have me worried Wonder! I hope this poem doesn’t have a hidden agenda! Loved this quirky little poem though, physically it would feel great to go out and really “kick the bucket” especially it were full of water.

  • cathyjones on Nov 13, 2010

    Nice one

  • Guy Hogan on Nov 13, 2010

    One day we will all kick the bucket.

  • Raj the Tora on Nov 13, 2010

    The title was frightening – Kick the bucket literally means parting away forever. Very nice sense of humor.

  • ladym33 on Nov 13, 2010

    Excellent poem.

  • Shirley Aguas on Nov 13, 2010

    Nice combination of words and good post. :)

  • thresiapaulose on Nov 13, 2010

    Nice post with a bucket! Interesting facts, Thank you.

  • RAJEEV BHARGAVA on Nov 13, 2010

    a very enjoyable and idealistic poem on the bucket.

  • gaby7 on Nov 13, 2010

    Well written-back in our school days, kicking the bucket was synonymous with dying! But i liked the context in which you used the phrase wonder! Thanks!

  • Chris Stonecipher on Nov 13, 2010

    Your poem was very creative and I enjoyed reading it. Your title is catchy too. Blessings, Chris

  • spammer123 on Nov 13, 2010

    Hahaha…This is delightful!

  • Minister Marlene on Nov 13, 2010

    Hi Wonder. Gaby 7 said you were his fav. poet and so I found you. I love the title and content. Though I must say I’m not sure I cought your meaning. Will read agin. I love poets and poetry thery are so often sensitive and aware. They tend to wake us up from sleep. The sleep that leads to a seared heart.
    Seared hearts happen when we lose touch of human and tender feelings. Poets help us a lot.

  • CHIPMUNK on Nov 13, 2010

    Great read

  • Starpisces on Nov 13, 2010

    love this cute poem about bucket!
    By the way, there’s a Swedish proverb, something like that :
    Don’t discard the old bucket till you are sure that the new one is not leaking.
    :D

  • Saurav Banerjee on Nov 13, 2010

    These days buckets are coming in various shapes and designs.

  • akira14 on Nov 13, 2010

    keep it up

  • albert1jemi on Nov 13, 2010

    great share

  • clandestinef on Nov 13, 2010

    Love reading this post. Thanks for sharing this one…

  • SharifaMcFarlane on Nov 13, 2010

    You always have hidden meanings in your writing ;-)

  • Kaye TM on Nov 14, 2010

    great! i really like it.=p

  • Jimmy Shilaho on Nov 14, 2010

    You really are a poet, aren’t you? I loved this moving tribute.

  • dino renaldo on Nov 14, 2010

    nice share

  • Tulan on Nov 14, 2010

    When we say “kicked the bucket”, we mean died, I take it you mean something else.

  • wonder on Nov 14, 2010

    Thanks friends for bearing to read the poem,a little vague I realize.I tried to convey the real meaning in the 13th line, ineffectively I see.I could have added a few more lines to explain. Will do so to bring out the idiom for my satisfaction.

  • Eunice Tan on Nov 15, 2010

    I like it.

  • LOVELYHONEY on Dec 14, 2010

    the title was so intriguing

    i came running to see

    when will u kick the bucket

    towards me

    hope i too some day

    kick the bucket
    no, not that way
    but kick the bucket soon
    the one and only way
    you know it

  • CA Johnson on Dec 15, 2010

    What an interesting tribute to the bucket. Thanks for sharing.

  • Eunice Tan on Dec 17, 2010

    Second visit.

  • Kankutty on Dec 22, 2010

    Thanks. Very good article.

  • The Silver Phoenix on Dec 27, 2010

    a really well composed poem.

  • 1hopefulman on Jan 4, 2011

    Very well written poem! I’ll hold to my bucket as I* still see some future uses.

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