She decorated her hair like a Christmas present that day
Putting people who walked in immediately into a festive fray
Hey! Said her Uncle Zeke, who loved every holiday
Shirley’s hair deserves an enormous happy hooray!
She was thrilled with the enthusiasm of her family that day
They liked to build her up, and treat her with a bit of play
Her cousin teased her a bit, his name was Odd Clay
She was glad to see he was a teensy bit more normal today
Time to tour the best Christmas-decorated places in town
With a map in hand of all the beautifully lit-up houses to be found
Despite the amount of time to set up and to take down the people have given us a wonderful gift for all of us to enjoy
Whole streets have banded together to create a visual spectrum of flashing lights and creative characters that bring smiles to all the girls and boys
Carollers can be seen going door to door singing songs full of joy
On the rooftops, Santa and his reindeer seem to be in control of the night, ready to deploy
As if like magic the clouds open up sending a burst of snow floating down
Soon the lawns will have a blanket of snow without so much as making a sound
In the living rooms, trees with their colorful attire show off to the people walking by
A large crowd has gathered at the end of the block, jolly old Saint Nick handing out candy canes and looking spry
Christmas may come once a year but joy and happiness need to be spread every day
As you walk by a neighbor who has decorated his place a special thanks should surely come his way
Someone decorated the woods with lanterns and stuff
The little girl was gingerly walking through, sure enough
Was it a witch, a warlock, a brownie, a troll or an elf?
An owl hooted high up on an oak tree’s branch shelf.
It’s a bit spooky, said the goblin, who was prancing beside.
I am frightened! Said the ghoul, who had attempted to hide.
Be brave said the girl, there is someone here who clearly cares.
She loved waiting to find out it was, as they walked by some lairs.
The most decorated cake in London Town
Placed on a spinner, went around and around.
Sweet frosting in pastels of every color
Decorated by my best friend’s father and mother
If it tastes half as wonderful as it looks
It will be a cake headed for the record books.
I am excited to see this confectionary delight.
Yum! Yum! She also tastes incredibly sweet and light.
decorated decoy Delaware defined
deep-sixed, deemphasized, double design
daring dubious decorum delightful definitive
dashing, dazzling, diddling diminutive
demolished, derogatory doll-like, defy
decayed, decomposed, decolorized, dubious decry
decoded, decrypted, deepened delegate
decolorized, décor, defined duly designate
discontinued, delighted Des Moines detective
declaring Delaware dappled, doggedly defective
dashing daydreaming decoy declaring delude
damaging, destructive, dizzy, debatable deluge
decorated chameleon with your fabulous ways
you shame the rest of us each of our slithering days
with your bright designs and your patterns so pretty
I cannot help wondering if you are also quite witty?
chameleon, oh chameleon, may I serenade you?
could I bring my cousins too? There are only forty-two.
can we make up songs, and dedicate them to you?
I am being this bold because I think I am in love with you.
The stars decorated the sky.
And you decorated my heart.
Being with you is the beautiful moment I never experienced in my whole life.
You are more than things my heart were waiting.
Your love is beautiful,
And too much.
Because of a tiny glitch
Inside a wet south side ditch
A minuscule germ, Mitch
Had an incredible itch
His voice had an uphill pitch
With a lilt that was rich
His oldest friend named Fritz
Told me that Mitch was a ditz
Mitch and Fritz fixed up the ditch
It attracted a whacky witch
Whose sense of humor with a stitch
Delighted the deliriously decorated ditch
T' was just like yesterday night
As I did my homework under the street light
Irked I was, by another baby boy, newly born
Of my only son status, I was clearly shorn
A sibling rivalry unnecessary and misplaced
I think of my feelings then and am disgraced
Time and love they say heal feelings, all
Allowing both us to each other, eye ball
In rhyme I can now reminisce with joy
No need for me to use any ploy
You are to me, a steady force
Genes and blood unite us of course
No accident this fraternal love feeling
Our relationship has no ceiling
Your birthday is being celebrated
As much as, my heart, your life has decorated
Toilet paper with teddy bears!
Bought by rich women with other wares.
Sold initially at world's fairs.
Amid joyous laughter in the airs.
Some people looked with ridiculous stares.
Such nonsense found at world's fairs!
Soon they will be coloring apples and pears
Seventh-eight water things
On the wall of a small bathroom
Or seventy-nine. Depends on which count I use.
Some people are overwhelmed.
Not me. I put them all on the walls.
If I take them down I will replace them.
With a giant wrap around mural
I have started it in my mind.
It will be just a tiny part of my legacy.
I like uncommon things done in uncommon way.
A day at a time the world changes,
Ideologies of yester years turn blue,
A world we knew becomes a stranger,
No hold bars I see a generation lose it,
Clear minds clog with twisted thought,
Words of the wise none to hold dear,
Twenty first century becomes a jungle,
Rules no bound moral fabric torn.
Prostitution hidden in the sponsor,
Old men downed in decorated words,
Young girls thinking its fashion,
Vice versa young men gone wild,
Like beasts of the wild they turn,
Thinking a word changes the act,
Money they think will build a castle,
Rules no bound moral fabric torn.
The world need worriers no short cut,
Need to live large make it your own,
Hustle through life loyalty to self,
With shame stop sinking deep,
Making life a joke on the lips,
Turn the other way avoid a limp,
When life start breaking you away,
Rules no bound moral fabric torn.
I beg to leave hoping am heard,
Sponsor I hear prostitution decorated,
Easy way out will cripple you down,
Burning dignity down to ashes,
Creating a world of deadly deals,
That tears families woven together,
Rules no bound moral fabric torn.
bluish seagulls encroach
the greenish out fields of
torture bestowing the lamented
souls pickled thoughts
bizarre regiments of
curious wants bombarding
the elements of vernacular needs
i shed tears of blood
on your decorated tomb
strudel
doodle
Copyright, August 12, 2014
Faye Lanham Gibson
I enjoy a lot
A decorated lantern
Fall fashion beauty
With a lit candle inside
A calm relaxed feel within
Russell Sivey
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