deliciously dignified distinguished dignitary
enthusiastically elevated Edward Canary
ferocious foxiness flummoxing a field faerie
gravely grandiose grappling gripping Greg and Gary
high-spirited high-brow handling of Helen and Harry
infamous idealism inspiring Inez, indignant and airy
juxtaposition juggling jumble tumble of Tom and Jerry
killing kind thoughts once held by crazy Kerry
I am cleaning out in bits and spurts
finally throw out dust jacket of my Uncle Burt
Aunt Inez come by to ask for it
When I tell her I threw it, she has a fit
Twenty-two years I have had that thing
Who would have guessed in the pocket was her diamond ring?
Alice actually ate an apple,
Billy broke building blocks,
Cora counted candy corn,
Donna drove decoy ducks,
Elliot's eating eggplant,
Frannie's filleting fish,
George's geeting Greta,
Harriet's hunting hornets,
Inez is irritating Ike,
Jasmine's jabbing John,
Karen's kissing Kevin,
Leon loves Luann,
Monte's mimicking Mary,
Nellie's not-so nice,
Opal's organizing origami,
Penelope's pushing Perry,
Quina's quietly quilting,
Ramona's reading romance,
Sophie's softly singing.
ingrained inbred ignorance ignited Ivan
infuriating infatuated Inez, Iowa’s individualist
indulging Ivan’s inebriated indolent mother
who initiated Ivan’s inexorable, inflexible ideas.
Impatient Inez could not wait her turn
Growling, snapping, snarling, doing a burn
Thinking she is the only one to wait for this groom
How did she miss the other nine of us in this waiting room?
Imaginative idealists, Inez, Ian and Inkwell Ida
Illustrious industrious iguanas from Fiji Fida
Invited intelligent Ivan to invest in indigo ink in coveted China
Industries in Indiana, Iowa, Illinois and Idaho
Indicated to Inez, Ian and Ida this was the way to go
Informing ideal initial investors from Froffits
To imagine their insane ideas initiating profits
Inez is haughty and stuck up said they
I did not care, decided to meet her and stay
Having heard their strange ideas before
They stereotyped people forevermore
All Africans are this, all Irish are that
All redheads cook with used lard from a vat
All older women eat bland unseasoned food
Their generalizations are simply ignorant and rude
I met Inez who was a delight, not stuck up, just shy
Had supper with her and her lovely African guy
About people I always make up my own mind
Generalizations are ignorant; most are also unkind.
Sirus is unaware we are watching him
Through telescopes, for he never gets dim.
his effulgent light so radiant, vivid and bright
Shows us a blazing brilliance tonight
Sirus means glowing in Greek, my daughter says
She is a genius, named for my great-aunt Inez.
Sirus is also called the dog star says my little son Jake.
He is lighting up the sky tonight, sparkling up the lake.
No matter what story we have to tell
Including stories about sometimes landing in hell
One-Up Martha can easily one up it and does with glee
Her friends are slim, maybe non-existent if you ask me.
Why does she always do that? Another friend says.
She needs the extra attention says my Aunt Inez.
But it’s so annoying! I can hardly stand her at all.
Maybe that’s why she has no friends, says Paul.
I decide to try again, so I give Martha another chance.
“I know how to ballet, waltz, and watusi,” she says when I tell her I dance.
“Been diagnosed with six ailments,” she throws in two.
I finally give up trying after she one-ups me six times, wouldn’t you?
Inez is hostile that she has to dress up for a prissy afternoon tea.
They braided hair and stuffed her into a gown designed by Lady Dee.
The gown is scratchy, lacy, stiff, fluffy, annoyingly so actually.
Fuming that she has to put up with this craziness, she begs to be free.
You are lucky to have such a gorgeous dress says her server girl.
Louise has an idea and shows her how the dress can swirl.
If you will trade places, I will be ever grateful forever she says.
The server girl is now dressed like the puffed up Miss Princess Inez.
Sipping his warm tasty gnome grog in the snow
We see troll’s size fourteen feet and we laugh at his ugly toe
Why doesn’t he wear shoes or boots someone says.
Too warm blooded me thinks, says my cousin Inez.
she is a bundled up cat
I have to give you that!
all snug and warm
Cozy, without any harm
grandma’s given her a scarf with a bit of blue
bundled cat is wearing her eyeglasses too
aren’t those glasses prescription? I ask Granny Inez.
Yes, but no one will give my cat an eye test she says.
I roll my eyes and the cat tries to follow.
Having a cat take my place is kind of hard to swallow.
You love her more than me, I accuse my Grand.
She smiles and they dance away with a Mariachi band.
She tosses her hair into the wind with wild abandon and hope.
Her ways wise and wonderful, power tree is as pure as Ivory soap.
I stand in the shadows watching, wondering what she will do next.
Her movements seem spontaneous, but her mind is complex.
She looks so casual, and yet she is always plotting an oak says.
I know this is true, she is my sister, her name is Splendiferous Inez.
I have seen her in action since I was a wee babe, she is always thinking.
Of ways to bring peace and hope to the woods, continually uniting and linking.
four little Hallows Eve spooks sitting on a fence
Named Ford, Carter, Rockefeller and Pence.
Camouflaged as jacks, the little one says.
She is persnickety and impolite, we call her Inez.
This is my song, says the singer; Stay out of it, please.
It is ghostly and spooky, this floats to them on a breeze.
The jacks are quiet when a werewolf howls their way.
It turns their lights to black, scary end to their ghostly day.
Halloween window washer sprays himself in the face
Cares not a whit, for he does not have eyes in place.
Being a skeleton makes it so easy for him someone says.
It is a jealous old witch named Lucinda Inez.
Halloween window washer gives her a blast with his gun.
She falls off her broom, six stories down, which is kind of fun.
Her familiar, a cat, stays on the broom and drives it around.
The last time I say him, he was dancing on it all over town.
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