Party for Two

Four batches of ice cream,
two cobblers with peaches,
some spicy beef chili;
must loosen my breeches.

Invited the neighbors,
but none of them came.
But it won’t get wasted
‘Cuz that’d be a shame.

No, it will get waisted, 
and it will be mine.
I’ll just row it off,
and that will be fine.

But one thing sure bummed me;
when they cancelled, I wept.
I’d tidied the house up;
the porches were swept.

That cleaning for nothing:
the floors and the stoop.
Only one thing consoles me:
another big scoop.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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October 24, 2024 at 4:26 PM
There’s that chilli again, Jeff. You sure know what you like. No wonder you keep the ice cream handy ;-)
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October 24, 2024 at 2:10 PM
One good thing about it Jeff, you’ve a tidy house and much to be ate. Enjoyed the read… Beryl
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