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"Banana", that was his name
a mixed breed, all the same
in Hawaii, they are called "Poi"
dogs pronounced as, "Poy"
not as deploy but as in decoy
he is also a male dog, a boy,
as puppies, they are "sire"
breeding, they are for hire
and they are known as a stud,
as a puppy, his name was "Bud"
because he ate bananas we
changed his name, instantly.
He was our pet and not a hunter,
like the other dogs, he is a player,
the other dogs know their stuff,
and you never call their bluff,
Banana can also be not very nice,
he only is that way if you are mice,
Not for breeding, he is just a dog.
"Ili'o" is Hawaiian for a dog,
pronounced "e-LEE-oh",
something good to know.
Now he is up in doggie Heaven,
being with me since I was eleven,
human years, he was 17 years old,
now his heart is eternally gold.
Love you BOY!!! Banana RIP!!!
1967-1984
2020 January 26 *2nd Place*
my companion and close friend that never complains Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Eve Roper
Those who today loudly voice their complaints
Might do well to study a people most quaint
The Jewish People for 3,332 years has survived
Despite pogroms and holocausts, still quite alive
A former slave nation exiled to Persia almost 2,500 years ago
Jerusalem then razed to the ground by Rome, as you know
Jews lived by the skin of their teeth for 1,900 years
Until they retook Jerusalem in 1967, a miracle it appeared
Herded into ghettos in Western Europe 'til Napoleon
And the 'Pale of Settlement' further east 'til the 20th century dawned
Jews kept a low profile, in the face of Injustice didn't complain
Beatings, Blood-Libels, Round-ups -- all sorts of Pain
Jews couldn't own land; they were barred from all professions
Countless peasants falsely accused Jews of murder at confession
The Jew became a middleman, a despised money-changer
If he tried to pass for a gentile, his very life was in danger
As if all that weren't enough, last century 6 million precious Jewish souls
died in Nazi gas chambers, crematoria, trenches, open holes
One-third of all the world's Jews wiped out in just six years
Pregnant women and infants murdered in that Valley of Tears
Today Jews are in Jerusalem, Israel! a People standing strong
They refused to give up hope just because they were wronged
What's their secret, you may ask. How did they do it
No smoke. No mirrors. They just stubbornly stuck to it...
Rule #1: Education, universal literacy for all of their seed
From the age of three, every Jewish child's taught to read
Next: Family purity, the holiness and sanctity of wedlock
Women always had rights! but no infant aborted, no child 'bad luck'
And finally, what kept it all together, down through the ages
An unshakeable belief in God and His Law, no matter the outrages
So, from the Jews you might want to take a softer-voiced cue
For you too can do it. Just follow three rules...
Bright shiny new marbles, we knew just what to do
Bro and I slid them on the floor as the door went smack clickety clack
we just laughed and rolled some more...
The year was 1967 and the colors in our head had wit and sparkle
we rolled them in the heel of our hand turning them to the light
we would play for hours and never fight;
Then one day we grew old and the marbles were put away
I moved down South and Tony stayed in my childhood quarter
Today I pray each day that as the years go by, I won't begin to cry
over a lost marble or two when the cells won't multiply
We had life in the palm of our hand but we were too young to know
that sooner or later we had to change, and grow...
Strappy white sandals with heavy heels
Clicking on the hood of his
1959 Pink Cadillac with the pink tailfins
Tappy Tappy Tap Tap Tap
If you think I am cute, your eyes can clap
Clickety Clickety Clickety Click. I am darling. My smile so thick.
He is sixteen, totally enthralled,
Ignoring the fact that his pride and joy car
will never be the same
It is our first date
I still have this pair of strappy clickety clack sandals
The ones I used to dance in the moonlight showing my cuteness
The ones that made his sixteen-year-old heart go pitter pat
I still have him too, and this was 1967 so….
What do you think of that?
Written May 18, 2019
Poetry Contest: Night Shoes
Sponsor: Anthony Slausin
Gentlemen, Operation Sleep-Freeze is an important mission.
All of you are aware of the unfavorable phenomenon.
Success is critical for survival of our civilization.
You are to capture and retain five suitable women.
Please remember to make a very discriminate selection.
We have chosen a landing spot the earthlings call Houston.
There are only twenty-four hours to complete the mission and go.
You must dwell among the earth beings and operate incognito.
What we don’t want to cause among the inhabitants is fear.
Search for five sexually-competent women and bring them here.
Based on the 1967 film “Mars Needs Women”
CANCER circa 1967
It ate away at compassion
chewed ragged the edges of love
hard breath drawn through clenched teeth
fighting the whisper
denying the thought
“why can’t she just let go….and die?”
However long it was, was too long.
To watch hopelessly
mindlessly, angrily
as she lay in a drugged stupor
IV’s supplying sustenance
but no relief for her
or for us.
She did eventually let go….and die.
It brought no closure for us
only the angst of anger’s guilt
the emptiness of hope’s folly
and the sadness of wishing it so.
6/6/2021
Cancer Ivy Poetry Contest
“Your Life will be Filled with Magical Moments”
Now what more can be said except that anything is possible at any given moment. Probably the greatest example of something from nothing comes from the songwriters Galt Mac Dermot, Gerome Ragni and James Rado when they penned this fascinating ditty.
“Gliddy glup gloopy nibby nabby noopy la la la lo lo”
“Sabba sibby sabba nooby abba nabba le le lo lo”
“Tooby ooby walla nooby abba nabba”
“Early morning sing a song”
Yes, ‘Good Morning Starshine’ that light hearted pop song featured in ‘Hair’ (1967) rose to #3 on the US charts in July of 1969 and hit #6 in the United Kingdom in October. Over the decades, it has been covered by 16 different bands, performed live by top artists like Diana Ross and the Supremes, and featured in countless television shows, commercial ads and movies.
Proving that, with the right magical timing, even gibberish can leave the world ‘Feeling Groovy’ man. So, no matter how dumb people think your words are, they might make someone smile and that’s enough for me.
Don’t listen to them
they swore it could not be done
man will never fly
Ten adventurers went caving in Yorkshire Dales, England in 1967.
It was a gorgeous June day, so they were in terrific spirits.
Four of them decided not to continue a few hours later, unsure why.
The remaining six were all young healthy men.
Morag Forbes, who had discontinued the adventure, returned to the site.
Mossdale Caverns was underwater so she knew the six were in trouble.
Shocked for her friends, she ran to get help.
Many volunteers began digging a ditch, to circumvent water.
The six inside had been climbing and crawling through the cavern,
When a rush of water came in through all directions due to flooding.
They were caught by surprise in the labyrinth.
Sadly, they were buried inside the cave.
BABU NI SHUJAA WANGU GRAND PA MY HERO- -
Grandpa’s hands were withered, they did shake;
But he held me anyway;
Grandpa’s voice crackle and breaks, but he calls me every day;
>Grandpa’s arthritic knees hurt, but he got down on them to pray
And I say
Did I say
el abuelo es mi héroe;
Grand pa’s e is my hero;
el abuelo es mi héroe;
Grand pa’s e is my hero;
And I say a yo a na na..
Na na a b aba
babu ni shujaa wangu
babu ni shujaa wangu
Grandpa’s skin was all dried out;
Grandpa’s was all so tired;
But yet he’d always made time to play with me;
Grandpa’s still has his car a 1967 Cougar;
He’d roll down his windows while driving shoutin “All ya need to praise the Lord”
Alleluia
>Grandpa’s arthritic knees hurt, but he got down on them to pray
And I say
Did I say
el abuelo es mi héroe;
Grand pa’s e is my hero;
el abuelo es mi héroe;
Grand pa’s e is my hero;
And I say a yo a na na..
Na na a b aba
babu ni shujaa wangu
babu ni shujaa wangu
Grand pa got sick, his greatest wish
Was to be buried by Grand ma
Before he died he said don’t cried
I’m going back home to be by God’s side
>Grandpa’s arthritic knees hurt, but he got down on them to pray
And I say
Did I say
el abuelo es mi héroe;
Grand pa’s e is my hero;
el abuelo es mi héroe;
Grand pa’s e is my hero;
And I say a yo a na na..
Na na a b aba
babu ni shujaa wangu
babu ni shujaa wangu Halleluiah, Halleluiah oh! glory have mercy
Hallelujah
4/5/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
Yesterday's Nonsense
I don't like animal crackers Dewey,
I'd rather have eggs and Ham.
I've never liked animal crackers Dewey,
You know what a fiend I am.
Fix me a sandwich Dewey,
With an intellectual swing
Give me a soda Dewey,
Make me laugh and sing.
I don't like animal crackers Dewey,
That's all you want to eat.
All that is good is not pretty,
And all that is pure isn't sweet.
I don't like animal crackers Dewey,
You know they're the Devil's tools
Jesus didn't eat crackers,
They're only made for fools.
Quick, get me a pizza Dewey,
With a lot of garlic and cheese.
Don't offer me animal crackers.
It's not at all funny to tease.
I don't like animal crackers Dewey,
They are forbidden fruit.
It's nice to have ham and gravy,
The better folk it suits.
Don't feed me animal crackers,
Though they may taste sweet indeed.
They're poison to the stomach,
And make the intestines bleed.