Snoopy, kewpie, Barbie, Ken,
Chicken-licken, Hen-len,
Can’t compete with Adrienne.
Andrew Jackson, William Penn?
“Bolero”, “Arthur”, “Tarzan”, “Ten”?
Not a patch on Adrienne.
My Adrienne’s a honey:
She’s witty, pretty, funny:
looks great in silks and satins
and mixes mean Manhattans.
Tagus, Tiber, Severn, Seine,
zloty, sous, sestertii, yen -
I prefer my Adrienne.
Armstrong, Aldrin, Colonel Glenn?
Zoroaster? Zion? Zen?
Think I’ll stick with Adrienne!
The brighter, the flame-kiss.
So holy, reborn bliss.
The infill, a housing.
The trumpet arousing.
The oiling, the shiny-beard.
Aaron’s hope, sans afeard.
A lamp on, asleep ten.
Awaken, Adriennes!
A-grooming, He’s arrived!
A dark side, some lamps revived.
Then oil sought, an ocean deep.
Adrienne crew, the midnight weep.
A wise few, extra stored.
The groom’s here! Our Savior Lord!
The joyous, an inner-smile
from head to crown, an eternal-while!
1/14/2021
Based on the bible’s The Parable of the Ten Virgins Matthew 25
In case of baby, do deliberate.
Reach through the years and
touch my life, my name,
My soul.
Mama your pain has been gifted to me.
When you feel as if Jesus the Christ
Is your spirit on trial
Speak these words:
The freewill of my Brian Christopher
Implores your grace, as well, that the life given,
Is there to absorb the pain of the woman.
Dear Lord let no longer the pain and suffering
Be upon Adrienne, but be upon me.
In Jesus' name, I petition you
Amen
Yo, strength flows from lethal fists, these
Coz, am I not, the dark-sided Casanova?
Anger, fear, and pain to they
Who respect me not one iota.
Yet for my first fight, see I not,
The force of that USA flagged toga.
He, yes, knocked this goon about
Almost sending me into a coma.
Yo doc, called I, it hurts so bad,
But it not where it’s suppoda.
Yeah, me it is, don’t you know
Doc? Me, is it not, Yoda Balboa.
Yo Adrienne, doc said me,
To imbibe, yes, a gallon of soda.
And used force, did I on the poor doc,
So as not to pay what I owe’da.
The pain subside, did it, yes
After gulping gallons, three, of cola.
Never again do I ever fight
Until part II, of Yoda Balboa.
For To Yoda, an Ode contest
The word of God is my pill of life
It keeps me happy, joyful, out of strife
My strength is renewed like the eagle's
I'm free to soar, and live abundantly
My cup runneth over, so I give abundantly
My pill of life is medicine to my bones
It also reminds me, I'm never alone
My pill of Life
Adrienne L. Gresham
02/10/13
No matter who he would marry, his heart belonged to Carrie
Her romance with Aiden could'nt keep them apart
Big already had her heart
It was almost like a forbidden love
The kind one tries to rid themselves of
Their love stood through the test of time
Lingering on in the backs of their minds
The love was so strong, they couldn't ignore
They came together on the penhouse floor
One more hurdle they must get over
He only wanted her, his friend, his lover
He lost his nerve at the thought of the crowd
The girls took the honeymoon, as they enjoyed it out loud
Big knew for months what he must do
get to that courthouse and say I do.
Adrienne L. Gresham
Soul Mates
Big and Carrie sex and the city
I make haste to run to you
After twenty years, I know it's true
Love so fierce, it makes me sweat
Daydreaming of you only makes me wet
Dimples so deep, they are still alarming
One gold tooth, so bright, it' charming
Adrienne L. Gresham
1-6 lines of Romance and Love
written 04/12/2012
My gifts, you wanted me to conceal
Only to you were they to be revealed
You thought I was a flirt and nothing more
You were intrigued and couldn't ignore
My personality you could not handle
After the split, you then realized
My gifts were from above and not to be internalized
I'm more than what you thought
Adrienne L. Gresham
We laughed so long and so loud
Our only witnesses were the clouds
You jumped up and shouted, Yes!
That was you, at your best
We thought you had snagged a bass
It could have been a whale
That brim was so tiny
In unison, we all fell
Thinking back on that time
Finding this beautiful treasure trove
Good thing we caught four brims today
We can now fire up the stove
Adrienne L. Gresham
Taken aback by a moment in time
His full lips pressed against mine
Over and over, drenched in ecstacy
My way was his way
and that made it easy
Say what you will, this trip is to tease me
Adrienne L. Gresham
Wow! drinking, smoking and partying all night
Mini skirts, low cut blouses and pumps too
Look at what turning twenty-one can do
Coming home later and it's my choice
Waking up early to almost no voice
Time for work now, cause I'm grown
Can't wait til it's over so I can go home...
Coming of Age
Adrienne L. gresham
A
A man in the park, playing ball with his son
Unaware that he's being watched, they go on and on
In his sons' eyes there is just the two of them
In his own eyes, there is only love for him
The sun is setting now and neither wants to stop
There is only yawning now and the laughter has ceased
He holds his son close as he quietly sleeps
This is sexy to me as his love has flourished
It is evident the child is well nourished
Adrienne L. Gresham
What is sexy to me?
Terry, as I called him, was ten years old when I bought him
No power steering, that, I could handle
No air conditioning, now that was a shamble
I tried fixing his air, but he said no
He drank all of the freon and said let's go
With my head out the window, we drove along
One day the brakes went out, and when he finally stopped, I walked home
I reluctantly put him up for sale
because he was my first car, my toyota tercel
Driving Me Crazy
Adrienne L. Gresham
My First Date
Adrienne
Strong, intelligent, witty and fun
Sister of Tina and Sandy
Lover of chocolate, writing and singing
Who feels excitement, joy and prosperous
Who fears spiders, loss and heights?
Who would like to see my books published, Boston Mass and New York
Resident of Edgewater, Alabama
Gresham
Lovers
Lovers come and lovers go
One on one, some keep score
Violence does not exist
Every night ended with a kiss
Reaping the benefits of a present love
Sends thrils and chills, one never tires of
Acrostic---Adrienne L. Gresham
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