I sit in my yard with a cup of steamed coffee
and watch a mother bird feed her little baby
The fence does not impede my curious eye
nor the strapping beans that are taller then I
My dog is lazily wagging his tail to and fro
the sun is playing hide and seek with a go
Life is good in Postal County, all is just fine
and the sky is the color of white April wine
I sit in my lawn chair as I wander and stare
at the shape of the clouds so puffy and fair
If truth be told I wouldn't trade this time
for all the tea in China cuz , it's mine...
July 1, 2018
MAMMOGRAM
The doctor sent me for a mammogram
He said it was the right thing to do.
'It's only a simple little check-up,
Making sure all's clear with you'.
Not aware of what lay ahead,
I was in for a dreadful shock.
The nurse said to take off my bra,
Then plopped my boob on a block.
Another block came crashing down,
Which squashed my right boob flat.
Oh such pain and the agony,
As on that block my boob sat.
I was told to stay very still,
But I nearly fainted with pain.
Now once this is over, that's it,
I'll never come back here again.
The right side has been completed,
My left one had still to go through.
Nurse said I must return yearly,
But I thought 'I've got news for you'.
When finishing that cruel ordeal
I needed to calm down a bit
One thing that really works for me,
Is to have a chocolate hit
It is the best food invented;
Endorphins released to the brain.
What a blessed relief I found,
Its calming effects do contain.
My boobs were bruised black and blue,
I needed to wear a binder.
I'll not go near that vice again,
Not for all the tea in China!
Copyright © Vivien Wade 2014
Your my cup of tea
Your the only one for me
I really like you
you make me glad
I can't stop thinking of you
have I've been had
Quickly kiss me
before I turn blue and sad
When I hold you
my thoughts turn naughty and bad
I couldn't leave you
for all the tea in China
I wouldn't leave you
for all the tea in China
There isn't enough of anything
if it comes without you
I couldn't leave you
I wouldn't leave you
for all the tea in China
I worked so hard
to find my love true
I couldn't be happier
that you love me too
It's time for those blues
to fly away
It's time for happiness
time to play
All I want is to be with you
each night and each day
I couldn't leave you
for all the tea in China
I wouldn't leave you
for all the tea in China
There isn't enough of anything
if it comes without you
I couldn't...shouldn't...wouldn't...leave you
for all the tea in China.
Let's take a coffee break.
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