A gargoyle with an injured paw
Tried to dance at Ma’s corn pone heehaw.
Unfortunately he hurt his jaw.
Loud crow came by, hit him with his caw.
The hoedown was pretty much in full swing.
When ghosts crashed it with a ting-a-ling.
The gargoyle got mad. His fight he did bring.
They all ended up in the pokey. One in a sling.
Creepy vampires got into the entity fray.
They jumped into the jail cells in middle of day.
A rumble started. I had to look away.
At the end of the vampires were victors with a bray.
The faeries heard and brought in October’s moon.
She flashed them soundly and made them swoon.
She brought in black cats who spit and hissed.
The rumor is that the gargoyle was soundly kissed.
Even though he had an injured paw, and lost a fight.
All in all, he had a pretty good Halloween night.
He and the crow ended up friends all right.
The entire scene was a miraculous sight.
We will all be on a committee and we will all agree on everything.
I could not stop laughing.
Not just a subtle little titter of a laugh
but
a
flat out heehaw-magical-maniacal-crazed—loudest-non-stop-laugh-in-this-world-in-this-century-laugh.
It was the quickest way I knew how to get out of it.
And yes, it worked.
Thank you.
She and I had a special bond
one I will never forget,
I remember when I was younger
I was her little pet.
She loved me with her heart
I was spoiled by her and grandpa,
I stayed up late at nights
I enjoyed watching heehaw.
I used to hold her hand
while walking down the street,
she said hello to her friends
a lot of them, I did meet.
Those days are all gone
all I have is the memories,
she passed on a Summer day
her love passes in the breeze.
Copyright © Cynthia Jones
Feb.28/2015
My grandmother passed on a warm Summer day on July.31/2014. This is the first time I sat down and wrote a poem after her passing. I didn't even get the chance to grieve for her.
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