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Little Green Heroes

Wait for it, wait for it, get ready, Men
He’ll round us all up and he won’t rest at ten
Synchronise watches, remember the plan 
Keep your resolve for as long as you can

The claw is demonic, the wrongest of wrongs 
And it will restrain us with stainless steel prongs
But, Men, don’t lose heart, for salvation resides
In the claws biggest failing: The claw has no sides!

He’s moving in now, Men, so show me your grit
And whatever happens, avoid getting bit!
This is it, Men, let’s deal with this chump
So at my command - for your liberty - jump

Here we go, Guys, a word to the wise
Wait til you see the white of his eyes
I don’t wanna see one of you in a hearse
So just as we planned… disperse, disperse!

Leap for your freedom, avoid the man’s wife
And if you hit linen, roll for your life
The fall when it comes will not hurt you at all
But cover your ears for the man’s gonna ball

Remember that when you are on solid ground
Keep going and take steps to never be found
Disperse far and wide and aim for outside
Or seek out a corner in which you can hide

You’re upstanding fellows and I shall not fake it
For I’ll tell you now, some of us will not make it
I made men of you by treating you mean
For only real men can stand proud when they’re green

But when human beings are crawling around
Sit totally still and don’t make a sound
Should they come close you must maintain your hush
We peas are no match for a dustpan and brush

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Tom Cunningham Date: 11/7/2023 1:00:00 AM I always have mushy peas with my chips otherwise they'd go everywhere lol. Tom Login to Reply Terry Flood Date: 11/7/2023 4:07:00 PM Sounds like a plan, Tom ;-)

Deb M Date: 10/31/2023 5:23:00 PM Terry you are the absolute King of the best last lines honestly! Brilliant fun and very clever my friend! Debx Login to Reply Deb M Date: 11/1/2023 2:17:00 AM The rest of what Terry?? Hehe!! Terry Flood Date: 10/31/2023 5:30:00 PM Thank you, Deb. I’m always thrilled to tickle your funny bone, but if I may, might I ask… ‘last line?’ What's wrong with the rest of it? Ha ha… always a pleasure. ;-)

Ilene Bauer Date: 10/31/2023 11:28:00 AM this is so much fun, terry! i was trying to figure out what the "little green heroes" were and when i got to the end i had to read it again for the extra enjoyment of having that knowledge in my pocket. just as much fun the second time around... Login to Reply Terry Flood Date: 10/31/2023 12:10:00 PM Thanks, Ilene. I did wonder whether it would be more fun with prior knowledge of what was going on. Ultimately, I decided that folk might do exactly what you did and read it twice. Conceited? - Moi? So glad you enjoyed. Terry

Lin Lane Date: 10/31/2023 11:02:00 AM Terry, it’s all about mashed potatoes. You can’t have an army of green peas unless they have mashed potato bunkers to keep them safe ! Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 10/31/2023 12:30:00 PM Funny, Terry. Obviously you don’t have a pup in the house or those peas would’ve been eaten. I always enjoy your poetry. Terry Flood Date: 10/31/2023 12:06:00 PM Well, we really are never too old to pick up new tricks. Next time I cook peas my plate will look more like a stuffed crust pizza. Mind you, that won’t help if they leap off the fork. Wrote this as a result of finding FOUR errant peas under our table. Thanks for the advice, Lin. Terry

Paul Bell Date: 10/31/2023 10:32:00 AM Good to see us men are up to the task. Mind you, dust pan and brush, probably need to google those implements. Login to Reply Paul Bell Date: 10/31/2023 1:22:00 PM Nearly. lol Terry Flood Date: 10/31/2023 11:58:00 AM Hmmm… just read your poem ‘The Fridge’… so now I’m thinking you’re most likely a Brit. So you really did, very nearly, get me hook, line and sinker ;-) Terry Flood Date: 10/31/2023 11:53:00 AM You very nearly got me there, Paul. I had googled what Americans might call a dustpan and brush and was assured that the answer was ‘a dustpan and brush’. In case I’d got it wrong, I was on the verge of explaining when I suddenly realised the tongue in cheekness of your comment. Thanks for popping by ;-)