Two squirrels broke into my kitchen and
found my mixing bowl~
a sweet, forbidden lake.
They dove right in with greedy paws
to sample what I was about to bake.
They slurped the batter, paw by paw,
till neither felt awake;
they wobbled, woozy, sugar-drunk
moaning, “We have a huge tummy ache.”
And when I checked my kitchen next,
I sighed, “Oh, for goodness’ sake!
Two many squirrels, with sticky tails,
had truly spoiled my cake.”
If you poke an alligator with a snake
Or you dance the foxtrot on a garden rake
Or you kiss a crocodile
Cos you love its big wide smile
Then you’ve lived a lot too long for goodness sake
If your tea time treat is poison ivy cake
If you paid a gangster off with cash that’s fake
If you just topped up your gin
With some nitro glycerin
Then you’ve lived a lot too long for goodness sake
If you pour hot chilli powder on your steak
Or you ice skate on a barely frozen lake
If you throw a punch or two
At someone bigger than you
Then you’ve lived a lot too long for goodness sake
So why don’t you sit at home and learn to bake
Learn to cook a three course meal or carrot cake
You could practice origami
Til you drive yourself half barmy
Then you’ll know you've lived too long for goodness sake
Church Bells ringing,
As choir boys sing.
Parishioners gather
And get into the swing,
Loudly singing in harmony,
Today the church is the place to be.
Problems are put on hold here,
At this particular time of year.
Friendly smiles and happy faces,
From people of all different races.
Prejudice and discrimination,
Has no place in this congregation,
Why if folk feel this way?
Is it more pronounced on Christmas Day,
Maybe it takes time to sink in,
That Almighty God is the King,
Of the universe, so there,
Without faith in God, man will get nowhere.
You may call your God by another name
The outcome would be just the same
God is God in any tongue
For all cultures old, and young
God rules the Earth with love and care
God is known for being fair
He/She is a symbol of truth and trust
Faith in God is an absolute must
Do only the good die young because only the young die good
27 April 2021
Contest: Paradox of Life
Sponsor: JCB Brul
It comes and goes in bits of flow,
yet where it goes I do not know.
The in between is hard to take.
I pause and think, for goodness sake.
Someone so nice beside my bed,
a hand, a touch to my white head.
She smiles for me each time I wake.
I pause and think for goodness sake.
Then through the veil my love returns.
It pains me so you voice concerns.
Your eyes so sad my voice soon breaks.
I pause and think for goodness sake.
Then off she goes her tears well hid.
Soon back again if I should bid.
I love you mom, her voice will shake.
I pause and think for goodness sake.
In honor of my wife for the attention she
gave her mom those last few months.
© May 2011 - - Iambic tetrameter- -cgh
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