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A Real Charmer

I'm haunted by this image of someone
With a smile that lights up the room
Colourful teeth that are oh so enticing
Often seen riding a broom

Legs with knees meet in the middle
Big footsies the size of canoes
Hair like a mass of squirmy worms
Breath smelling a lot like pooh

Gangly arms hanging down to her knees
Eyes that look in a different directions
Gnarly fingers so bent and boney
Quite a sight sure gets your attention

Forgive me for running off at the mouth
T'was an alarming vision I saw
A nightmare to end all nightmares for sure
A vision of my dear mother-in-law!

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Laura Breidenthal

Date: 7/29/2015 10:10:00 PM

I absolutely love it, Jack! Made me laugh! This is like a funny kids rhyme! :} You're an excellent poet and enthusiast. Love yah dearly! Always, Laura

Jack Ellison
Date: 7/30/2015 6:24:00 AM

If you knew my mother-in-law....... LOL Love, Jack xxx

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/18/2012 11:05:00 PM

Jack, this one gave me the vision,,,lol.... i have an in-law too... i hear you out loud.... xox~pd

Jack Ellison
Date: 8/19/2012 3:57:00 PM

My dear mother-in-law has passed on now but her image is still embedded in my brain! LOL xxxxxx

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/18/2012 11:05:00 PM

you look so happy in your picture.... :-)

Jack Ellison
Date: 8/19/2012 3:55:00 PM

That's me... Happy Jack! Wake up grinning every morning! My wifey-poo has tried to have me committed a couple of times but with no success! LOL

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 8/17/2012 7:14:00 PM

Oh no! another mother- in -law joke.. We just cant win...lol..good one.made me laugh. BG

Jack Ellison
Date: 8/17/2012 7:42:00 PM

You didn't know my mother-in-law! LOL As an example, she took a dislike to this certain man, went home and made a doll in his image (sort of)! Stuck pins in it and three days later the man died of a heart attack!!! True story... coincidence of course, but when I saw her making dolls, I checked it out to make sure it didn't have beard! Love and hugs, Jack xxxxx