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Goofy

When I was a kid, my hero was Huckleberry Finn, his outlook, and conditions under which he lived, especially his feelings about school, I just knew, I had to get cool. Devil be damned, it was a good way, I would give it a try for a couple of days. Off I went early on a summer morn, after eight hours sleep; it was recommended, in that day. I set off to pirate and seek my way, no plan, but high spirited anyway. When mom discovered I was nowhere to be found, she set the police to run me to ground, did not take long, sitting on a bench, barefooted, wearing dads old straw hat; eating an apple from great aunties tree. Yep, Huckleberry would be proud of me. When I got home, the reaction, not quite what I dreamed, no girl in the end, I got brained instead; figured I had better find another hero before I got dead. Now my hero is most like me, his name is Goofy.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 2/7/2010 9:54:00 AM
An adorable and honest write Mac.. and put a smile on my face distressed by all the 28 inches of snow we received in N.J... more to fall this Wednesday... I will be "goofy" from all that white stuff if it doesn't find another place to land... enjoyed... luv.. Linda-Marie
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Date: 1/25/2010 9:19:00 AM
LOL I can certainly see you as a Huck Finn fan, Mac. But Goofy? Please, you are much brighter than he. I was a big fan of the Tom Sawyer character myself and Mark Twain is one of my favorite authors. Thanks for sharing this one, Mac! Great fun reading it. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 1/25/2010 5:09:00 AM
cute one, I needed a laugh
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Date: 1/24/2010 6:17:00 PM
Very funny and well written poem, Mac.! I love it! -Robert
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Date: 1/24/2010 5:06:00 PM
*huck-yuck-ka*
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