Best Bobbie Poems
Ilene's son was in a Dublin pub
When someone gave his leg an rub
"A copper to spare?"
"There's one over there
But he looks a bit like Beezlebub!"
Remember the 1967 hit "Ode to Billy Joe"?
Number one on the music charts is where it would go.
It was recorded by country-western singer Bobbie Gentry.
This singer-songwriter reached world-wide popularity.
Something she mentions in the song remains a mystery.
Bobbie, when you and Billy Joe were up on Choctaw Ridge,
what exactly did you throw off the Tallahatchie Bridge?
This morning Bobbie Jo woke
to the singing of a young Robin,
she said this is a good sign.
Been needing a new
dress, yes sir, a brand
new one just for me.
Beehive Department store
is having a giant of a sale,
half off all their dress's.
I will be oh, so careful,
getting a dress is
my mission.
So into town
went a very happy
Bobbie Jo.
Bobbie Jo,
arrived in town,
everything seemed,
fine, she walked
down the sidewalk,
with her head high in the air.
She would get a dress,
nothing would stop
here on this fine day.
Lets see said
Bobbie JO
to herself,
have I forgotten
anything, no
everything is,
so going good,
I will get me
this new dress,
Bobbie Jo reached
Beehive's Department Store,
she stopped in her tracks,
sign read, CLOSED,
for repairs, due
to pipes breaking,
poor Bobbie Jo,
it had happened to
her once again,
so a very sad
Bobbie Jo
went home again,
without what she
had came for,
will it ever end,
said Bobbie Jo,
will it ever end,
so slowly she went home.
wrote 8-4-08 # 4 in the Bobbie Jo Series in order to understand Bobbie jo, it would help to read the first three if you have not done so already.
Bobbie Jo does not like the rain
She pouts until she sees the sun again
She stays indoors not to get wet
Come sunny forecasts she’s all set
Bobbie Jo dislikes clouds she says out loud
Though the light fluffy ones are allowed
It's dark heavy clouds she dreads with most disdain
They're the ones who bring oncoming bouts of rain
Bobbie Jo doesn’t like to frown
So when it rains she doesn’t let it get her down
She plays all happy tunes and paints a big bright rainbow
Then calls her closest friends to say hello
AP: 1st place 2021, 2nd place 2022, Honorable Mention 2020
Bobbie jo went to town
to buy a purse. Just
any purse would not do,
Bobbie jo thought her self
as someone very special.
Seems like every time
she went to town to buy
something, trouble followed
her there.
This time things would be
different, yes sir she
would return with a purse,
so grand, as only she could own.
She arrived at Bee Hive
Department store right as
they were opening their
grand doors.
She had no trouble she
spotted her prized purse
which was on sale at a price
she could afford.
Bobbie jo picked up her
purse so fine, took it
to cashier Lucy McBlame
also a charming friend.
"Good morning, Bobbie Jo,
what a fine purse you have
picked out for yourself my
dear."
She gladly paid for her
purse and left Bee Hive's
she was walking down the
street so proud, she had
got what she came for,
that was for sure.
A stranger came out of
no where and proceeded to
snatch both purse's from her
grasp.
Bobbie JO stood there in
shock, as the strange fellow
ran down the street and
out of her sight.
Poor Bobbie jo, she would
go home empty handed
and once again trouble had
followed her.
She would have to wait
until another day to buy
a purse, but not today,
so home she went.
wrote 6-5-07 Third Bobbie Jo Poem written.,
Bobbie Jo's Dress
Bobbie Jo's Shoes
Bobbie Jo's Purse, to understand her it would help to read first one.
Bobbie jo went to town
to buy a hat, no hats here
they said to her.
Why me, oh my, what am I
to do said bobbie jo to herself,
hat, need a hat,
what am I to do.
Bobbie jo from store to store
went she, no hats,
no where any more.
Bobbie jo always wore hats,
never without them,
hats on her head,
to adore,
across the street,
there she spied a hat,
that was sitting on a rack.
Bobbie jo ran as fast
as she could, but when she
reached that store,
someone else had her
hat at last.
Poor bobbie jo,
not wanting to go home,
with no hat, so she
sat down for awhile,
to think a spell.
Bobbie jo thought and thought,
oh bobbie jo, tomorrow is
Tuesday and Beehive
department store always
has a hat sale that day.
Bobbie jo picked herself
up, smiled, not worried
anymore,
she knew tomorrow would
be a better day.
wrote 1-19-07