Best Dani Poems
Alan Allston ate an addictive piece of cake.
Bertie bounced his bouncy ball by the bus stop but his brother caught the bouncy ball before the bus came.
Claire, Clara, Chloe and co built a sculpture of Charlie out of snow.
David danced with Dani in a dance club in Derby.
Eliza's enormous elephant squirted water at an eagle.
Frances frantically searched, quite flushed, for Freddie's friendly frog.
General enquiries? Go Google it!
Henry hated hula hoops and Hungry Hippos.
Ingenious Ignatius invented an intelligence of sorts.
Jackie's Jaguar Jasper liked jumping giant fences.
Kind King Knowles knows what's best for his kingdom.
Larry limped lightly after he had a nasty fall.
Mary played Moana in a school production.
Nobody notices November's rain, not since winter has arrived again.
Oops! Oh no! It's happened all over again!
Pedro, Perdy and Poots played bagpipes in the middle of Boots!
Quality Street for quiet times.
Rita raised an eyebrow when she got the rhyme wrong!
Some slimy slugs saw Sid Sidewinder slithering slowly singing silly songs.
To tell you the truth, Tea's just right for me.
The unhappy unicorn kept dry under her umbrella.
Vera the violet vulture was very hungry.
The winds were whistling a wintry tune.
Xena played her xylophone while Xander was having his x-ray.
Yesterday's Yellow is today's Gold.
Zoe's zebra stared at her as she zealously expressed her views on Zoom.
within Zieglerville, pennsylvania
genuine snow white hair
upon her noggin doth adorn,
perhaps she will divulge to me (in private)
after i croon (to said lass),
the melody of Jimmy Crack Corn
hmm...or, maybe this mission
perchance twill be doomed from the start,
and hence finding me forlorn
thenceforth, a backup contingency measure,
would warrant me to don my thinking cap,
and for extra ordinary reinforcement unfold
each Taj Mahal shaped ear flap
plus (for reinforced ironic steeliness),
aye also resort to buttress
any aural "stormy Dani yelling)
via walled in interlap,
which accouterment functions
as a double agent i.e. (or,
to be rather crude),
an audiological jockstrap
to vet or figuratively kneecap
any unwanted infiltrating leaping lap
ping "FAKE" distracting news
inducing madcap
mass media circus
driving this generic teetotaler
to pour himself a nightcap
essentially providing wig gull room
with very little margin of ear err, or overlap
against bigwigs to trumpet pap
pill low ma rendered free and clear
asper insidious (mama mia) paparazzi
charting imp pea ching fear
bringing out bare arms
most likely something internuclear
simply to discover visa vis authenticity
if cute employee
(sporting hair
white as the virgin snow),
which doth simmer and glare
blindingly, thus necessitating sunglasses
(I choose the Ray-Ban brand)
as recommended by cited
all time favorite pharmacist
who unwittingly (or simply because
my myopic eyes didst stare)
fixedly - drawn to such a darling (doll ling)
explaining any reason to go THERE
to CVS - that tis where.
I love how it feels to be your Dad
Not just when you’re good but also when you’re bad.
I like the way you eat your sandwich from the center out.
I still love you when throw your fits and sometimes pout
I even like the way you snore
I adore… your little voice.
Your successes make me rejoice.
Being with you these last few years,
have filled my eyes with joyful tears.
…The way your footsteps sound against the floor.
I love… how your hair in the wind looks like silk.
…When you blow bubbles in your milk.
…When I read you hang on for every word.
…When you pray and include every name you’ve ever heard.
…For all of these and so much more.
I love… it when you hug my leg.
…When I say no and yet still you beg.
…That most days your favorite color isn’t red.
…The way you never seam to sleep on your bed.
Watching you grow makes my heart soar
By Robb A. Kopp
All Rights Reserved © MMX
...The last day they rode slowly back,
still giving each other naughty looks,
a love affairs go, theirs was intense,
truly one for the record books.
Merrick hesitated to leave her side,
then Clarice looked him in the eye,
said,”I have something I have to say
before we bid farewell for good.”
“I know you probably think that we
could be a truly wonderful thing.
Much as I wish this could go on,
I know what the future brings.
I must return to responsibilities,
but thank you for making this fantasy…”
With that she reached into her coat,
and slipped on a wedding ring.
She kissed him softly on the cheek,
then drove away rather quickly.
Merrick’s mind reeled from it all,
left him feeling unsteady and sickly,
But he had a week off ahead,
and spent most of it brooding in bed,
when not sleeping he was at the bar,
sitting silent, and acting quite prickly.
But Merrick had to pay the bills,
so he pulled himself out of his slump,
went into the ranch for another tour,
hoping none would see his blue funk.
Boss said,”Got another requesting you,
paid in advanced for weeks one and two.
Show her the sights, nothing to it,
I tell you, this one’s a slam dunk!”
Merrick wasn’t really feeling it,
but he kept that to himself,
he saddled up Sun Down and High Fiver,
preparing for a two-week spell.
The job was the job, he had to go,
even if his movements were slow,
perhaps it wouldn’t be that bad,
he supposed only time would tell.
A car pulled up and out of it stepped
a platinum-haired beauty sublime,
Merrick stopped dead in his tracks,
his words he was trying to find.
She said,”Hi. My name’s Dani,
I hear you’ve got a horse for me?”
Merrick stammed,”Y-yes, I do.
Are you ready for a good time…”
Just about to launch a new career
Or maybe I should call it a hobby
Dani Spies has certainly caught my attention
With her mouth watering recipes
And easy step-by-step videos to help us along
I'm drooling all over the keyboard as I type
I'm always game to try something new
And of course the payoff at the end is the ultimate reward
Now I hear some of you saying...
"Are you nutso!!! Aren't you kinda old
To be firing off in a new direction?"
My answer to that is this, "I ain't dead am I?
I'm always ready for a new challenge!"
And man, what a rewarding hobby... yum, yum!!!
I'll keep you posted as to how much weight I gain
(ie. one of the annoying side effects!)
Wish me luck all you nice people!
Next thing you know, I'll have my own show on PBS
Entitled "Old Chefs Never Die
They Just Choke On Their Artichokes"
© Jack Ellison 2014
Through God's Grace
(with love for Barbara)
By Franklin Price
02/26/2023
Has been more than a year ago, when I lost you in my life.
I will never lose the memories. You are my dear departed wife.
The year we met each other, miracles would greet us soon.
God put us both together, and let man go to the moon.
Your life had been a little crazy, when you were young, and just a teen.
Your parents were divorced, and both, not often on the scene.
You grew up, and way too early, a shot-gun wedding was not fun.
You had a child, who died of SIDS, with husband number one.
He went off to war without you. That's how it was back in the day.
You traveled home from California, back to Florida to stay.
Your mother had remarried. Your step father was a jewel.
He loved you, as his very own, was supportive and not cruel.
The times, they were a-changing, and free love was everywhere.
I had been to Vietnam, and was divorced while I was there.
You were then with husband two, who was nothing but a cheat
When we met, you weighed but eighty-nine, was depressed and did not eat.
Your cheating husband worked with me. You might say he was a friend
I hated how he treated you. You got divorced, as was the trend.
We were attracted to each other. I know God pushed us along.
Before the year was over, we had sung the marriage song.
We were married in a baptist church, neither of us was a member
The preacher did not want to marry us, that's the way that I remember
My family is baptist. He married some of us before.
Some had ended in divorce. He was looking at the score.
He did not have to worry, for we did as we would vow.
Lived together, till death parted us, over a year ago from now.
For more than fifty years, we had, love given through God's grace.
Then Jesus called you home to Him, where you look upon His face.
My love for you will never leave me. We'll meet again on Heaven's shore.
I thank God for all the years we had, wish so much, they had been more.
I still have our daughter Dani, and granddaughters Bell and Lil
Also your brother Danny, in our hearts you're with us still.
Love always, Frank
Majoring in school as a biology chemist
Melanie finds joy conducting experiments
Taking full time units at Butte College
Learning, studying, gaining knowledge
Not surprised if her thing for frogs and tortoise
Came from having to dissect them on purpose
Hours spent in the lab looking for an answer
Maybe one day she’ll find a cure for cancer
Her wit is dry, amusing to her friends
Joking about chemical smells on her hands
Her expressions, delivery, timing are superb
Her humor is unique like nothing ever heard
Friday night, band practice is heaven
Playing bass guitar with Dani and Kevin
Close friends on Sunday’s gather for lunch
Downtown café, champagne brunch
Go Green is her mantra, her life legacy
Earth conscious and clean is her tendency
Protect the environment, always recycle
Choose to not drive, ride a bicycle
At twenty two, she wants to have a voice
Humboldt State is her college of choice
She loves nature, living among the trees
The rain, the mountains, falling leaves
Her future looks nothing less than great
Able to work long hours and stay up late
Her gift is her humor, her mind, her resilience
She has what counts, wit and brilliance
I may be no Rambling Poet
I may not be the one-you know it!
I may be no Dani Sousa
I may be the one to lose her
I do have something to say.
I am sure of this:
I Will not be as great a poet as others
But I Will be the one to win the one I love back
Today is Your Birthday
By Franklin Price
(to Dani on her 47th birthday)
7/26/2015
Today is your birthday
So please celebrate
Hope your moving is finished
of your home goods and freight
Hope you're making some time
and you're happy to see
these great birthday greetings
from your mother and me
We're really quite proud
of the woman we raised
Sing your praises loud
Though we're a little bit crazed
Can't figure out
How you're older than us
but we're glad that you made it
And won't make a fuss
We won't ask you questions
won't ask your advice
Have a wonderful birthday
We hope it's real nice
Love from mom and dad
on this day of your birth
It's a much better place
with you here on this earth.
Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor.
Good ol' Ludwig
belts out his wicked speel.
I read some Bukowski,
I put it aside,
I listen
I think,
How many lives
does the average man live
before he dies?
Some live too many
Some live none at all
Some live only one,
often living none as well.
I would draw
but there is nothing to draw
I would paint
but there is nothing to paint
All that exists right now
is my pencil, my notebook,
my wish to live before my innards die,
my thoughts of Dani,
and, of course,
Good ol' Ludwig.
Today she had her hair tied back
She never looks in my dirction
Just giving me something to look at
Somedays she sees me drawing
And ask whats that
Little does she know its her
I've become obsessed with her smell
Not having it is hell
I love the way I'd never dare
To talk to her its not fair
I sit right behind her
Yet I'm so far away
For the under-dog
There will come a day
There Were Kisses
By Franklin Price
03/29/2022
When Barbara passed, it was a blur
I cannot remember all
Dani held her hand with me
When God made the final call
I thought I did not kiss her
Did not touch her lips goodbye
I could not help but question this
Could not help but wonder why
I wrote about this earlier
Questioning through tears that flowed
About the wife, whom I had lost
Who was gone from my life's road
When daughter Dani read that poem
She recalled that I was nice
She recalled that I had kissed her
Was not only once, but twice.
When Barbara was still with us
She saw me kiss her on the lips
Then on the forehead ,when she passed,
Those memories, for me, were blips
I thank God for Dani every day.
That she recalled there was a kiss
That she was there beside me
Still in my life to bring me bliss
Thank you God, that she's my daughter
I pray to you on every day
That you'll guide her and protect her
As she moves along the way.
Until You Meet Again With Me
(with love to Barbara)
By Franklin Price
02/23/2022
On the evening when God took you, while we held you by the hand,
Your life on earth was over, was hard for me to understand.
Our daughter Dani was there with me, as you breathed you last goodbye
Sorrow, for us, filled the room. I wondered why it was not I.
The chaplain from the Hospice came and prayed before you passed
She left us in God's presence just before you breathed your last
Dani and I, the only ones, who were with you as you went.
God took you up to heaven, for your days on earth were spent
The Catholic priest came out to bless you, in our home, the night you died.
He came because I asked him. You were still Catholic deep inside.
Had not been to church for many years, you were gone, could not repent
The Lord blessed us, on that evening, through the man of God he sent.
You passed away on Tuesday. Dani stayed 'til Sunday morn.
Your love is always with me. You help me when I feel forlorn
He took the pain away from you. Took you to His place of rest,
And left me here to carry on, God knows what is the best.
Another Sabbath day went by and I stayed at home alone
I thought of going out to church. My beating heart not turned to stone.
Friends and family are in touch. They know I'm grieving still.
I know I'm not deserted, for desertion's not God's will.
The third Sunday morning after, remembering you, for who you were
I went out to the Catholic Church, tried hard not to cause a stir
After all, I am a Baptist, and though you taught me quite a lot
You were the Catholic, in our marriage, and my memory's not so hot.
I made it through the service, and as the priest came up the aisle,
I stopped him there, between the pews, and thanked with a smile.
I said that God and he had blessed us, on the night that you had died
In his vestments, there he hugged me, and he held me as I cried.
I felt that Christ was there, with me, on that day there in the church
And if only, I believed, He'd never leave me in a lurch.
I know you're now in heaven, and you're looking down to see
I'll do my best to follow Jesus, until you meet again with me.
I have been to other churches, every Sunday, since that day
I have been blessed in every one. For now, that's all I have to say.
Just about to launch a new career
Or maybe I should call it a hobby
Dani Spies has certainly caught my attention
With her mouth watering recipes
And easy step-by-step videos to help us along
I'm drooling all over the keyboard as I type
I'm always game to try something new
The payoff at the end is the ultimate reward
Now I hear some of you saying...
“Are you nutso!!! Aren't you kinda old
To be firing off in a new direction?”
My answer to that is, “I ain't dead am I?
I'm always ready for a new challenge!”
And boy, what a rewarding hobby... yum, yum!!!
I'll keep you posted as to how much weight I gain
(ie. One of the annoying side effects!)
Wish me luck all you nice people!
Next I'll have a show on PBS entitled
“Old Chefs Never Die
They Just Choke On Their Artichokes”
Color rose's
black and leave them on my doorstep
Light's out
you think I'm worried you will kill me tonight
I'm not
giving anything up and I moved up to the next town
Lastly
I'm never backing down from my crown
not you
Dani it's not you I'm talking about so you don't have care anymore
oh no
you think you will find me?
well Nick you can try me but my friend I'm not going back
Dude you
just can't get enough my sickness from above is you?
good bye
guy you can try but that girl will see your inside
your the bad guy
and no one wants to see
all the bad thing we have done- but please
I'm out- trouble will find you I'm done breaking the laws