Shirley Hawkins Poet Rhyme

Going Nuts

Oak trees from tiny acorns grow.
I know that this is true,
It did not happen to me,
Has it happened to you?
I was a tiny baby,
That grew into a little girl
I always thought that maybe
I would be tall with blonde hair and curls.
What happened? Well, you may ask
That oak tree acorn thing
It never came to pass

My acorn did not flourish much,
It grew to a particular stage
Then it went berserk: To grow?
No, to combat my old age.
I am losing height
At the rate of knots
I shall soon disappear,
If this shrinkage doesn't stop.
So I say, Bah Humbug
What a lot of Tommy Rot
It may happen to Oak trees
But an Oak tree I am not!

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Gershon Wolf September 9, 2022 at 3:07 PM Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! This is hilarious, Shirley. So resonant too. ~ From a shrinking Red Maple... Shirley Hawkins September 9, 2022 at 4:45 PM The Red Maple is a striking tree with vibrant red/gold foliage that falls in the autumn and leaves a beautiful coloured carpet on the earth below. That may be worth shrinking for Gershon.

Bill Baker September 8, 2022 at 3:53 PM Tough enough being small / short, now that I'm all grown up I'm beginning to get shorter. This can not end well. I understand your feeling Shirley. We'll just have to do the best we can while we still can. :-) Smiles ~ Blessings Bill Shirley Hawkins September 8, 2022 at 11:40 PM You have a lovely attitude to life, Bill. I will be 85 this month and feel privileged to have reached this age, another reason to smile. Blessings. Shirley

Rico Leffanta September 8, 2022 at 11:19 AM People aren't born with the Levi label, "Allow for shrinkage", but shrink we do, yet there are no contests to determine whether women shrink faster than men, etc. Aloha! Rico Leffanta September 9, 2022 at 11:12 AM Hernias and scoliosis are commonly found in the descendants of the Parking Lot King Richard III. Does that make you feel any better? Shirley Hawkins September 8, 2022 at 11:48 PM G'day Rico. I have a hernia and scoliosis of the spine, which is causing this to happen, One leg appears shorter than the other. I wonder why they turned me down for model of the year lol! Your comment made me laugh. Take care. Shirley

L Milton Hankins September 8, 2022 at 9:30 AM And...you never shall be. Hmmm, in fact, you were never meant to be. You were meant to BE YOURSELF! And, YOURSELF is just fine, Shirley. I think I've lost an inch or two myself, but I'm not going to get all balled up about it. After all, I can't grow it back! Shirley Hawkins September 8, 2022 at 11:52 PM Once it's gone, it's gone, as you so rightly say, Milt. I do not want my lost inches back, as they may attach to my nose. I hope you are as well as can be expected.