Jack Ellison Poet Quatrain

Apricot Tarts

As I lie here on my death bed
Feeling the last beats of my heart
My only regret is, I didn't close
The lid on the apricot tarts

Sounds like a kind of trivial thing
But to some, it's a big faux pas
Little things are very important
To me, that's a major flaw

In the overall scheme of things in life
So they're not as fresh as alleged
I'll eat those things any way they come
Don't mind if there's fur on the edge

I think they call it **** retentive
And applies to so many things
Like how dishes are placed in the dishwasher
And how you must rinse everything 

I really do feel sorry for these **** people
They need to start enjoying their life
Stop worrying 'bout all those silly things
Now you have it, my sage advice

© Jack Ellison 2014

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Paul Callus October 16, 2014 at 6:35 AM Very entertaining poem, Jack!! I don't remember ever eating an apricot tart, but there are other types that I can fall for. If not mistaken you are one for pies, too...at least that's what rumour has it on Eileen's posts!:) See you my friend! // paul Jack Ellison October 16, 2014 at 6:43 AM Ya gotta try these apricot tarts... they are scrumptious! Even with fur on the edge! LOL Thanks Paul for dropping by, my friend!

Jan Allison October 5, 2014 at 5:00 PM If I had a box of apricot tarts there would be no lid to close as i'd eat them all .. great write as ever my friend:-) hugs jan xxxx Jack Ellison October 6, 2014 at 9:02 AM Yum! Yum! Yum! Apricots are one of my favourite fruits... better than peaches! In a tart... oh yahhhh! Huggsies, Jack XXX

Carol Eastman October 5, 2014 at 11:10 AM My mother was a perfectionist with a georgeous house... Mine is the other way around... It's strange but my son is like that mother of mine... Anal retentive... I don't think so... just careful with what they've got. The mind works in mysterious ways... If you don't believe me just look at what I've got... A Dragon, some penguins, some Trolls and all... Not one seeking the same realiity... not one... in the whole lot!... LOL Jack Ellison October 6, 2014 at 9:03 AM Anal retentive... that's the word! LOL XXX