Stars In Her Eyes

There once was a songbird named Mavis Hood,

   Who yearned to be a star in Hollywood.

      'Twas a forgone conclusion,

         That this was an illusion.

            I wished I could sing, now I wish she could!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Roper Avatar
April 28, 2017 at 3:12 PM
Awesome, Robert ~*
Onclaud Avatar
April 28, 2017 at 2:40 PM
bob, you always make me laugh with your sense of wit.. i can count in you for being a fine humorist..huggs
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