THE NOSEY OLD LADY
The nosey old lady was drunk . . .
At the zoo, she learned more than she thunk..
She showed no fear,
Pinched an elephant’s ear,
And he snorted her up his trunk.
8/29/04 Phyllis DeWitt-VanVleck
Archive for January, 2009
A Limerick for you.
Posted in Humor, Limerick, tagged elephant, limerick, Nosey, Old lady, zoo on Saturday,January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The speed of life
Posted in Humor, Memories, My Thoughts, Poetry, Rhyming, tagged aches, life, old body, pains, silver hair, wrinkles on Friday,January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PASSING MY PRIME
It’s been said life slips away much too fast,
And all that’s left are echoes of the past.
I thought, they can’t be right about old age,
For I will dance forever on life’s stage.
I felt challenged to accept in good grace
These wrinkles running rampant on my face.
The aches and pains that trouble here and [...]
Fluffed up against the cold
Posted in Animals, Nature, Poetry, tagged elm, feathers, song bird on Thursday,January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
LITTLE SONG BIRD
Little song bird on my sill
Head tucked ‘neath your wing
Feathers fluffed against the cold
How I long to hear you sing
I watched you spring and summer
Winging through my trees
Then nesting in my great big elm
To raise your families
You sure were busy mothering
As twice you raised a brood
With [...]
A Haiku for winter
Posted in My Thoughts, Nature, Poetry, haiku, tagged blanket, earth, robe, winter on Wednesday,January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
HAIKU
Season’s cover-up
new white blankets fell last night
earth sleeps in cold robes
9/2/06 Phyllis DeWitt
Because man loves veal
Posted in Animals, My Thoughts, Poetry, Rhyming, ecology, tagged inhumanity, man, stall, tercet, veal on Tuesday,January 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
BECAUSE MAN LOVES VEAL
He stands in his waste in a darkened stall,
His world ‘til death, dirty rails and barn wall.
He’s never to run or frolic at all.
Imprisoned before his first natural meal,
Life dealt the calf an unfortunate deal.
He’ll stay there ‘til death, because man loves VEAL.
8/28/90 Phyllis DeWitt-VanVleck
Way back when-
Posted in Children, Family, Holiday, Memories, Poetry, Rhyming, tagged bored, candy, childhood, Christmas stocking, games, Good Old Days, ice cream, kid, orange, toys on Monday,January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Was the taste of life sweeter
When I was just a kid
I believe there was more pleasure
In the simple things we did
Candy was more delicious
Than today, anywhere
And ice cream was a great treat
Because it was so rare
An orange in our Christmas sock
Was a very tasty treat
All of the oranges since that time
Could never [...]
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