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The Silly Billy

I tiptoed past the medicine cabinet So as not to wake the sleeping pills I looked at worms with a magnifying glass But could not tell the difference between boys and girls I looked for the corner in a round room For about fifteen hours I peed outside into a stiff wind And was baptized with a shower I threw my clock out of the window To see if time really does fly I could not balance my checkbook Though I gave it a really good try I do not look into the refrigerator Because the mayonnaise is dressing How much wood a woodchuck can chuck I try to keep on guessing I am the Silly Billy The composite of simple folk Laughed at by everybody As the butt of my childhood jokes

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 8/8/2011 10:23:00 PM
LOL I heard the clock joke before, Joe, and love your sense of humor! Great poem. Hope you'll enter my Bald Eagle in the Cemetery contest. Love and blessings, Carolyn
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Date: 8/8/2011 8:09:00 PM
Joe-So funny! :) Thanks for the laugh!
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