The wench was eagerly thrown overboard
Why did you do that? I asked Captain McCord
That dolly said a pumpkin is an overgrown gourd
The wench sprang from the sea carrying a sword
Became the new pirate queen after slaying McCord
RAINY DAY BLUES
Today is a rainy day
It makes me sad and blue
If the sun would drive the clouds away
I'd look for something to do
But wait, I know a neighbor
Who's crippled and cannot walk
It really involves no labor
For me to visit and sit and talk
Then, of course, there's Mrs. Jones
Over on Maple Street
With arthritis in her bones
And gout swelling her feet
And how about Mr. McCord
In the local nursing home
Whose wife went to be with the Lord
And left him all alone
If I visit each of them today
To catch up on all the news
I'll be grateful that I found a way
To end my rainy day blues
Curtis Moorman
18 January 2011
Green is a meandering creek through a lush grassy valley
Red is hot with devilment
Mauve is a soft and squirming newborn's cheeks
Brown is basically awesome
Blue is cool as summer's love
Lavender is a soft and fragrant blossom.
Sunshine is orange warmth
with yellow and red sprinkles
Mauve is girly pink
and yellow locks of delicate hair
Black absorbs and white reflects
Though ebony and ivory live side by side in poetic harmony!
Inspired by "Yellow" written by David McCord
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