(June 5, 1981 - March 22, 2009)
Happy is your grave nobody can take.
Only few probably at home can make.
March 22, 2009
I once had a neighbor called miss goody two shoes,
Each time I was cornered she sang me the blues.
Because she hadn’t improved,
I just picked up and moved,
after fifteen years I thought I’d paid my dues.
Goody Goody Gum drops,
It was an expression of delight
When children saw this treat
Their eyes lit up like stars at night
The inventor Murray Taylor
Concocted this ice cream treat
That was bubble gum flavoured ice cream
Filled with gum drops. What a treat.
Over the years, Goody Gumdrops lost its favour,
But the expression Goody Goody Gumdrops
It is an adage of delight for us all to still savour.
goody goody
gum drop
more than sweets
may mean
a lot
ate a gum drop
just popped it in
rolled around
let it spin
left and right
hugged my cheeks
swashed about
then repeats
savor the juice
sugary delight
tickles tongue
this tiny bite
stuck to teeth
once it's in
while i smiled
big green grin
might not be
a better thing
than this
except a warm
sloshy kiss
80 words Rhyme 9/22/22
Colored pencil illustration G. Gaul
goody-goody
was she
must say
a bit
too much
for me
goody shoes
are two
in one
she stuffs
those don'ts
been done
the other
kept for
her dos
those rights
best left
outta sight
we all
won't see
these things
well done
saved for
foolish fun
one goes
near here
nor there
searching so
for goodys
who care
rhyme 30 lines 60 words
Re: Goody Two Shoes popularized by John Newberry 1765
Tasting on goody almondy
escape into broody
Felt moody
I'm nobody
life a parody
cared? nobody.
laughed? everybody.
I don't want tragedy
neither comedy
no people of shady,
no clings of needy,
but a buddy
who is not noddy,
a life almost steady
like somebody.
on
the menu
crabs
clam
alfalfa
salad
lasagna
pasta
salsa
with
tramasalata:
carp
sprats
&prawns
parma ham
jam
tarts
and
banana
flan
Mary, did you get the memo about the meeting?
What meeting?
Today’s.
When is it?
Now.
No, I didn’t get it.
Come on.
I don’t think so.
I hate meetings.
Okay. But while I am here, I have to ask.
Do you want to go on a field trip with the kindergarteners?
No.
Teacher looks surprised.
Why?
Kindergarten is hard. I’d rather jump off a cliff into a vat of wild boars
Who have not been fed in a week than go on any field trip with Kindergarteners.
Kindergarten teacher laughs,
Thinking Mary is kidding.
Mary is not.
we are two little goody two shoes
eating our yummy good dog chews
we sit and stand , when asked by Laura Loo
you should have a doggie to pat when your blue
to snuggle and huggle close to you, too.
Photo 1 used
penned 19 March 2016
A few things I resolve to do or dare
Lessen my gallons of soda intake;
The first ‘meal’ for breakfast, not the cornflakes…
Juice therapy would be New Year’s affair.
Yes, I’ll curb my late, night-owl affliction
And suppress reading books, just once a week
To calm my impulse..a healthy technique
Refraining self from this invitation.
Goody girl, that’s my 2015 name
Life is short, I’ll be a kinder person…
But rambling soda and late hours’ refrain
May not work. Loving deeper is more fun!
Regina Riddle's New Year Resolution Contest
12/18/2014
You've done all you can now Jade
Please take time to rest
Let the angels take flight
Let your weary head rest in comfort
Now everything is in place
Let the angels continue your fight
Let your weary head be in comfort
Let the pain
Begin to subside
You have left no one in doubt
As to the love of your boys
Who will always be at your side
Spend your time with them now
Take away the camera's
For too long your shadow and sometimes your fall
But above eveything else
The strength, love and spirit through this time
Has made the world love you most of all
Your spotlight will never fade
For the lives you have now
Begun to save
Our hearts are with you
For the fragility and honesty
You always gave
Bless you dear Jade
Your fight has taught us
To treasure each and every day
It made us wake up and realise
That even life in the spotlight
Doesn't stop life getting to you in some way
For every girl that ponders
Wonders why that appointment
Could be so important to do
They need look no further
Jade you have saved so many lives now
Lots of love Jade, be safe, be restful, be you...
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