No need to attempt to hold your last breath
The kiss of death will take your breath away
I never really made a bucket list,
but I guess I kind of did it when I had
one thing I wished for – which was to be kissed.
That one got kicked off by a gorgeous lad!
I also wished the world I’d get to see,
for I was more adventurous when young.
Beloved Spain I wished especially
to visit, practicing its native tongue.
To kick it off my list I got to do!
And as a bonus, I saw many more
great countries; then I married. That one too
got kicked off with two kids for me in store!
Before I kick that bucket and am dead,
I wish to die (with no pain) and in my bed!
Nov. 14, 2020 for Chantelle Anne Cooke's
What Have You Kicked Off On Your Bucket List Poetry Contest
If you’re poor and have spent your last ducat,
you might end it by kicking the bucket.
But bereft of all hope,
should you hang from a rope?
I say buckets and ropes can go suck it.
Hang-gliding over a lava-spewing Hawaiian volcano
Flying a two-seater through the eye of a raging tornado
Bungee-jumping from the top of a skyscraper in Dubai
Crossing a bed of coals barefoot on an LSD high
Prying open the jaws of a vicious crocodile and peeking in
Leading the army of Latvia against Russia, expecting to win
Competing in triathlons on consecutive days, back-to-back
Crossing the Pacific Ocean on water skis, carrying a knapsack
Making expeditions to the North and South Poles in the same week
Learning to speak Latin, Vietnamese, Chinese, Swahili, and Greek
Riding a camel across the Sahara Desert in mid-June
Wrestling an alligator, porcupine and angry baboon
O, Bucket List, Bucket List: Who could ever complete you?
I'll just take care of my family instead ~ I won't even need you!
Kick The Bucket
Olive juice.............
I have no friends to tell,
I'm a vulture in the bucket,
A bucket of KFC all for me.
Life well lived!
Until I wrote down my bucket list.
3-18-13
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