Aunty Gertie may be an ol’ girly
But that doesn’t imply she can’t be flirty
The gleam in her eyes
Comes as a surprise
As aunty Gertie is three times thirty.
Gertie lives a life full of joy and fun
She’s an angel delight to everyone
She can do the splits
As well as high kicks
What’s more is that Gertie can’t be outrun.
Gertie dresses alike a beauty queen
Her hair it glows in a silvery gleam
She makes up her face
With dignified grace
The prettiest grandma one’s ever seen.
Aunty Gertie’s a poet, it’s the truth
Good poetry too, though she’s long of tooth
She writes through the night
In gleam of moonlight
Gertie’s a walking, talking dream come true.
Categories:
gertie, celebration, character, fun,
Form: Limerick
Old Gertie was a gentleman’s lady
If she deemed to do anything, it would be shady
We followed her career and were shocked to see
The kinds of things she would do here, there and beyond the sea.
She was a dance hall girl, and a pirate queen.
The bawdy songs she sang were seen as obscene.
She carried a pistol, a sword, and a leather whip.
She made some cringe after they had made the trip
To meet Old Gertie who had a furiously crazy reputation.
In the thirties she was completely notorious across the nation.
Some church ladies came to reform her from Kentucky.
They ended up screaming in fear as they ran home said Lee.
Lee was Old Gertie’s advisor, another dance hall girl to boot.
Their friendship was known by the town, every mean old coot.
If you crossed one, you had to take on the other as well.
Old Gertie and Lee helped more than one guy back to hell.
Categories:
gertie, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Ballad
Resolute opinionated Little Miss Gertie is barely thirty
But as set in her ways as a scorched shirt burned dirty.
We used to try to get her to loosen up a tiny bit.
But she has no humor or pliability, and she can be a snit.
So we decided to leave her alone and lo and behold.
She met a male stranger, all blustery, opinionated and bold.
He was almost the same age, a resolute bachelor, quite old.
They became an item and got married, but neither would fold.
The wedding was short-lived, for neither would give an inch.
She was angry that when putting on the garter she got a pinch.
She pouted the entire wedding night and strangled his finch.
Their marriage did not have a chance; which we knew was a cinch.
Categories:
gertie, 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Here he comes now the dance hall girls said.
When he comes to town, someone ends up dead.
We call him Lazy Eye, but he is a Jeckle and Hyde.
Some ran into the saloon to cower inside.
He walked with a strut that made the girls swoon.
He came in wearing a hat that glowed in the moon.
He ordered a whiskey and showed off his enormous gun.
He looks pretty willing and ready for fun!
This was said by Easy Go Gertie. She was quite the looker.
She was pretty innocent too for a three-dollar-hooker.
She took Lazy-Eye upstairs for a little bedtime romp.
We heard the bed jump, hop, swivel and stomp.
The rest of us lined up to hear the rest of the story.
Gertie came down the stairs and raved about his glory.
Now when Lazy-Eye comes to town at night
We all line up, and there is a girly brawl fight.
Categories:
gertie, humorous,
Form: Rhyme