Yeah - Right - Both Audio and Text

Yeah, Right! A friend of ours from years gone by - his name was Chester Colfax - though slightly strange, was still a real nice guy. But every tale he ever told was laced with so much poo-poo…you’d swear that what he’d told you was a lie! Now, spiffin’ up a story’s not a crime…who hasn’t done it…but Chester was the best I’ve ever known. The undisputed king of “bull,” I’d say without a doubt that - when it came to “fibs” - he held the throne. For instance: He was eighty when he claimed that…just that morning…as he was simply trying to cross a street… Someone walking toward him - for no reason whatsoever - very rudely knocked him off his feet! Chester swore he jumped right up and ran to catch the culprit, and then…in what he called a - “major rage,” Beat the man profusely, though…according to old Colfax…the guy was twice his size…and half his age! Here’s another whopper: Chester vowed - while playing football - he won a game by - running out the clock With seven minutes left - by running zig-zag ‘round the field! As far as I’m concerned, well…that’s a crock! Once he tried convincing me he’d hooked a great white shark that went berserk and tried to eat his boat, And said he only lived to tell the tale because the motor wound up getting stuck inside its throat! Just as unbelievable, he constantly insisted that several thousand soldiers owed him thanks For saving all their lives when he covertly cut the fuel lines on fifty-seven MOVING German tanks! But ‘round about a year before he died, he told a story that, in my estimation, takes the cake. He claimed his Jon boat sank one day, and - since he couldn’t swim - he took a giant breath, and……DRANK THE LAKE! Sure…the guy was full o’ beans, and really stretched the truth from time to time, but -I don’t give a darn. In fact - if he were still alive - I’d give a whole week’s pay to hear old Chester spin another yarn! FYI: I’ll be posting several of my AUDIO files on the soup over the next month or three, most from my 4 new AUDIO-CDs, along with many more text files from my books of verse. Because, as with most academically undisciplined poets, depending entirely on the mood I’m in at writing time, my pieces vary greatly from meaninglessly comical to meaningfully poignant, and a few are, admittedly, slightly irreverent. If you happen to enjoy “traditional verse” - and appreciate great variety, check out my website at: www.writerofbooks.com --- or Google me. After 58 years (2/15/21), of penning verse and authoring young-adult and suspense books, I’m easy to reach! I've also got a bunch of my verse posted on Youtube, and a few samples listed on Ebay...both findable by simply searching: "Mark Stellinga". Cheers, Mark