Funny how you figure things out as time shapes true intentions.
So, so, funny how some think you're gullible because you have aged.
Funnier still that some think you buy their stories in all their glory.
Funniest of all, I figured it all out because of a little tweety bird and his pretty cage.
The time set aside in life for friends, it seems to me, comes to an end in much the same way for many people – at any rate, I have never read or heard of anyone expressing surprise at this, but I have read several disappointed confessions, and rather verbose ones at that (notably by Frisch). And what do I have in common with this person now, sounds a rhetorical question, and the answer is instantly provided by silence. But what is even funnier is that the time set aside for oneself also comes to an end in a similar way. We cease to take an interest in ourselves, rituals easily erode meaning, life signifies only itself, and not just in moments of peace, but always, every minute.
Life was better when I fit into my princess nightgown
Lights were brighter
The sky more vibrant
All the jokes funnier
Big things felt like distant problems
So distant it was easier to imagine unicorns on poppy petals than my first day of high school
He was here and now he's gone
Songs were catchier
Our laughter more pure
I miss the days of the purple long-sleeved nightgown
The one adorned by my favorite princesses
Back when I could slip on my PJs and not have to worry about washing off my makeup
And the days were full of belly laughs, full of carefree naivety
Always longing to look back rather than forward
I miss you, baby girl
The little girl in the purple princess nightgown, forever and always
There's nothing funnier than a cross-eyed chicken
With legs the size of your arm
The Chicken Emporiums would sure love to know
The name of this progressive farm
Aside from the unnerving cross-eyed feature
The implications are really immense
Imagine a leg on your plate so humongous
You wouldn't know where to commence
The cross-eyed feature might cause some concern
If the patrons viewed this poor old bird
Before it was rendered suitable for consumption
It sure looked hilariously absurd
The cross eyes were caused by trying to eject
A super sized extra large egg
Probably gave the poor brave chicken a hernia
Before passing it, for mercy it begged
Such is the way of us civilized humans
Thinking of our bellies all day
Paying no attention to these cross-eyed chickens
As they dance to the hen house ballet
hhmmmmm
Friend
Comforting familiarity
Lasting a lifetime
Yet even lifetimes end
Memories
Memories
Laughing uncontrollably
We should not
That makes it funnier
Hilarity
Willy is funny and kind
He tells jokes all the time
I can’t describe
His lazy eye
Making jokes funnier in mind
Onto every head
gooey bird poo sometimes drops
~ funnier on ‘Pops’
Do you know?
I don't think so,
But I dunno.
You know?
Life's an enigma -
And everything in it.
I'd try to understand,
But I can't pin it
Down.
Experts abound.
They're all around.
I hear their sound.
They're so profound -
Like my leaf blower
...except funnier.
I solemnly pray
There won't come the day
When I can say
I understand
...Life...
Why solve it?
Evolve it!
Spin it!
I'm glad you're
In it!
Life -
Sometimes it's joyful.
Sometimes it's tragic.
But it's always
Magic.
Life's a mystery
As far as I can see.
To be or not to be?
Come and see me
Sometime.
I don't want to understand.
I just want to hold your hand,
Listen to the band,
And feel the
Magic.
Roof top summer time
The excellently exceptional
Mischief mallee throwing ice from
Hallway windows at passers-by
Sunshine all the time sun gaze
Am I blind? Summer CRAZE!!
Hey! Whatever daze. Cops came
Kept the sweat on! Just Youthful
Phase HAZEY HAZIER HAZIEST
HAZE!! Summer hot simmering
Sultry sustaining with what we
Were one under the sun fun funnier
Funniest Deli meat DONE!! THOSE
DAZE! The hot heavy heat has won
This day we're done done done!
HEY! Whatever daze!! Whatever DAZE!!
He says, “When I put My Slippers on…”
What he should have said,
“When I put my My Slippers slippers on…”
My oh my, a slippery slope…
The commercial might add:
I wake up on my My Pillow pillow
side, of the sunny, sunny-side of the bed.
Funnier still: my My Transformers transformers
are attacking my My City city -
what a nightmare!
It's devastating how...
From being the closest of friends, we are strangers now.
Well, I admit you're not the only one to blame.
I wish I hadn't turned a blind eye to your games.
I always pretended to be alright in front of you.
But I find it hard to imagine you with someone new.
It's devastating how
She's the one you adore now.
You act as if it was all my fault.
I failed to realize that this was your default.
I won't lie; she's far prettier and funnier than me.
I guess we weren't just meant to be.
It's devastating how...
I'm alone now.
I realize now that you've only come to me for favors.
It was stupid of me to ignore your behavior.
Your memories become my nightmares every night.
As usual, I just shrugged it off by uttering "alright."
It's clearly devastating how...
No one is ever going to be by my side now.
I thought you wouldn't leave me when I was surrounded by some horrible beings.
However, you recently became one too and hurt my feelings.
But I'll make an effort to let go and go on like you.
Maybe someday I'll be happy too.
Chicot was worn out from being humorous all the time.
He got more and more depressed the funnier he was.
The king had demanded his presence at a quarter to nine.
He sat and studied his jester suit with the bits of fuzz.
If I bomb this, they will cut my head off he thought…forthwith.
He decided to add this to his act, thinking he would gross them out.
Then they’d drag him out, and his misery would be over with.
But they loved it the best. Showed their appreciation with many a shout.
I know a creative soul named Jan
She births laughter - it’s surely her plan
Giggles must shadow her
Her wit creates a stir
She’s funnier than most any man
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Lucille (“Lucy”) Ball
Her desire for show biz fame is anything but small
Plays the wife of Ricky the Cuban drummer
How she goes about it could not be funnier.
Desi (“Ricky”) Arnaz
A full-time job reining in his kooky wife he has
Loves Lucy with all his heart
And his conniving Lucy is extremely smart!
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written September 29, 2021
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What could be funnier than standing in a corner,
Staring at the wall, while your spouse watches crazy.
This wife of a husband, I was like a foreigner,
To stare at a wall, like a dunce, half-baked and lazy.
But this husband was about to get a shock.
He couldn’t imagine the turnaround of thought.
This is what happens when a husband doesn’t knock.
His mind would go haywire when a situation he caught.
You see in the bedroom, I am a gypsy.
Looping ‘round, I pace about our California king.
I may have one glass of merlot, but I’m not tipsy.
In my mouth, my husband sees electric toothbrush sing.
This husband of mine, loses his mind.
Doubled over, he paces the hall, tears in his eyes.
Tremulous, quivering, rewinds
the scene over and over - what did he spy.
“I was looking at a spider web,” I explained.
“But I didn’t expect to see you brushing after.”
Oh how he was entertained!
This man of mine couldn’t contain his laughter
9/7/2021
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