What a delight to get together
for our annual festive dinner
Both the Devil and Frankenstein
drinking warm blood of swine
Other guests welcomed from mummies
scarecrows ghosts goblins zombies
Count Dracula and Witch Hazel
oops ~ brew is ready for appraisal
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Heard this before? “Life is what you make it”
So very true, we are all captains of our own vessel
We are the ones that map out our course
The winds of life are not always in our favour
But the happiness we receive is much more gratifying
Than always having things handed to us on a silver platter
We appreciate even the smallest gestures of love and kindness
Aside from the lunatic fringe, we are all cut from the same cloth
That one percent cause all the problems
For the ninety-nine percent of normal folks like us
All we want is to get from point A to point B
With love and the least amount of hassle
So my advice is, just let the good times roll
One day at a time and all that stuff
The twenty-somethings watch the clock.
They bide their time till it strikes five.
The work day's done. It's time to rock,
and suddenly they come alive.
They rush away into the night
to meet their friends and have some fun.
The world is theirs. The stars are bright.
Their nightly party has begun.
The sixty-somethings bide their time.
They're worn out and the clock seems slow.
The thought of rest is so sublime,
and home's the place they long to go.
Their nightly party is a meal,
a little TV, bath, and rest.
That warm, soft bed holds great appeal,
and early bedtime is the best.
The young and wild, the old and tame--
they all pursue one basic goal.
Although their lifestyles aren't the same,
each wants to let the good times roll!
April 29, 2016
Anacreontic Verse
Let The Good Times Roll
1t's Mardi Gras time
in New Orleans
the French say
laissez les
bons temps rouler
let the good times roll.
they roll in the streets
nights of revelry
Bourbon Street throngs
of people dancing
merriment, laughter
alias Fat Tuesday
parades, drinking
such debauchery
throws of beads
to half naked
women who scream
and shout, Hey Mister
throw me something
rewarded with smiles
A time for fun like
no place else.
City Care Forgot?
only on the day
care does not exist
10/26/15
Like the football in the world cup this year
Let the good times roll
Billions of fans across globe play games my dear
Like the football. In the world cup this year
Happy with their heroes in action, they will drink lots of beer
Up and down will go the sea of human toll
Like the football. In the world cup this year
Let the good times roll
Triolet, rhyme scheme: ABaAabAB
Date write: 14.6.2014
Contest: Let the Good Times Roll….of your pen
Sponsor:Elly Wouterse
let the good times roll!
way of life revels let the good times roll
adore delight value stroll with self-confidence of
bask in good times in time of perils stead
damn crazy minds not mine way of life revels
crime scene alters walk of adore delight value
melodramatic life bask in good times
let the good times roll damn crazy minds not mine
stroll with self-confidence of crime scene alters walk of
in time of perils stead melodramatic life
_____________________|
Penned on June 10, 2014!
Heard this before? “Life is what you make it”
So very true, we are all captains of our own vessel
We are the ones that map out our course
The winds of life are not always in our favour
But the happiness we receive is much more gratifying
Than always having things handed to us on a silver platter
We appreciate even the smallest gestures of love and kindness
Aside from the lunatic fringe, we are all cut from the same cloth
The one percent lunatic fringe cause all the problems
For the ninety-nine percent of normal folks like us
All we want is to get from point A to point B
With the least amount of hassle
So my advice is, just let the good times roll
One day at a time and all that stuff
© Jack Ellison 2014=center>
New Orleanians dance without music,
talk too much, live large, eat constantly
and don't trust anyone
who doesn't feel this way!
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