Jack Ellison Poet Narrative

Poem Number 1700

This is my poem No. Seventeen Hundred

Gadzooks, that's a boatload of poems

Think my brain would have turned to mush

Or perhaps I'd wind up in a home 

Nope, it appears I'm as prolific as ever

Have delayed my downhill slide

Inevitable as it is, I'm fighting it off still 

With the help of my blushing bride

Still call her honey after all these years

I refuse to let time win the battle

No matter the years or how grey I get

This dude refuses to get rattled

It doesn't hurt that I come from good stock

Seven siblings lived to seventy or more

I tend to overeat, I break all the rules

But I'm still winning the damn war

So getting back to my poems, let me know

If you notice I'm on a downhill slide

Sure wouldn't want to embarrass myself

After all, I've still got my pride



© Jack Ellison 2015

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Lindsay Laurie February 7, 2015 at 1:49 AM Jack... I've read a few of your poems and there's a lot more to read yet and you can be rest assured, you ain't done with yet. Your poems are very entertaining... 1700! Crikey - Lindsay Jack Ellison February 7, 2015 at 6:16 AM You is too too kind my dear Aussie friend! There you go with the "crikey" thing again... love it! Big jolly hugs and much love from Canada, Jack xoxox

Ilene Bauer February 5, 2015 at 6:36 PM keep 'em coming, jack! no slide for you yet... Jack Ellison February 5, 2015 at 7:09 PM Can I add you to the list who are watching to make sure I'm sliding then? Thank you dear Ilene... love and joy, Jack XOXOX

Carol Eastman February 5, 2015 at 11:07 AM 1700 poems! Dragon tried to add it and went into a downward slide, to the floor! No he didn't faint, but may before he's done. He's marking 1700 chalk marks in his cave we call a zoo. He decided to make famous Dragon art with concrete in his backyard, but to compete with you it'll be a life time job to think up 1699 ideas more. He sells concrete Dragon footprints, popular where-ever he goes. Now, he wants a Leaning Tower of Dragon, and a splash pool with Dragons through out to touch and hold... Jack Ellison February 5, 2015 at 4:38 PM "You've created an artistic, competitive, crazy, obsessed Dragon!" That's a very interesting side effect! LOL XOXOX Carol Eastman February 5, 2015 at 11:10 AM He says by each of the 1700 chalk marks... he is going to put a picture of each of his creations. You've created an artistic, competitive, crazy, obcessed Dragon!You'll have to write more poetry to give him more creative ideas...