Beach Blanket Bingo (The Fab Five)
B etty Lou, beautiful Katherine, and
E leanor, Nellie Sue and Bethany
A ll playing Bingo, on blankets in sand,
C hatted away, happy girls by the sea,
H eaven-sent sun beaming high in the sky.
B ethany said, “Girls, suck tummies in.
L ook. Over there is a really cute guy!
A lso, we really should show him some skin!”
N ellie Sue said, “And he has four friends too!”
K atherine quickly adjusted her hair.
E leanor said, “Girls, you know what to do.”
T hey took off their beach wraps and made those men stare!
B ob and his friends asked to join the game.
I n minutes each lady was paired with a guy.
N o worries. Just good times. Always the same.
G olden girls shine like the sun in the sky.
O ld ladies, still young at heart, the fab five!
by Andrea Dietrich
Inspired by Linda-Marie's
"Beach Blanket Bingo" Contest
It's being long and it's being painful
But the time I had was more or less eventful
It was frustration and hopelessness I had to fight
But finally out of that dark tunnel I could see the light
I feel that the SUN has not turned its back on me
Thus I can be the man I want to be
I can think anew and start afresh
And rather be not tangled in a horrible mesh
The flowers blooms across the green meadow,
Leaving THE WINTER as its invisible shadow
The birds sing a delightful and inspiring song
I can't remember the last time when I heard it as its being long
SPRING has finally arrived bringing the SUN that never sets
That SUN rises from THE HORIZON OF HOPE
I stand at that HORIZON hoping for a A NEW BEGINING
The sun shines through the
Droplets of rain that race.
Helping to wash away the gray.
The green leaves blow through the trees
Summers here I believe
Birds will sing with the hour of noon
The sun will shine taking away the gloom
The trees will be full and green
Leaving their reflections on the water
For all to see..
Families will gather for picnics and parties
The parks will be full for the first reunion of the year
The birds will sing as the sun beams down
Now eighty degrees I believe
Summers back around.
Copyright2008
Amanda vaughn