Steely Dan Tribute
Rikki please don’t lose that number
I begged and pleaded.
Sorry, but I know you like Peg
better.
But Rikki I thought we were still reelin
in the years.
Sorry, but you’re a real loser, that is
why they call you Deacon Blues.
Ran outside and saw Kid Charlemagne
who was tryin’ to hire someone to
do his dirty work for free.
Sorry Kid I can’t help you but
any Major Dude Will Do
Ralph had used her as a transitory scapegoat throughout life.
Feigning to dissipate the almost daily, inurbane strife,
capricious Rikki could always flatter his malignant pride.
A perspicuous grace note, she overlooked each time he lied.
Seemingly, his constant intention was to alienate;
Ralph was that turncoat to whom Rikki was game to gravitate.
written September 4, 2016
Vicky is an archer, born on the 14th of April,
In 1977, and started getting that archery thrill,
In 2010 when she competed for the first time:
She found archery thru a friend’s lucid dime.
She lives in Malvern in Worcester, England,
So she trains in Lillishall in Shropshire’s land,
At the National Sports & Conference Centre,
Where there are facilities and lots of banter.
Her coach since 2013 is Rikki Bingham, tough,
She’s right-handed, not left, it does the stuff,
Vicky throws 26” long arrows at weight 24lbs,
And she went international in 2014, grounds.
Indeed, at the Euro Para events in Switzerland,
She shoot a new WR to get a silver garland,
Then at the Para Worlds, in Holland at Almere,
She won a bronze and a coherent team silver.
And then in 2016 again at the European Paras,
But this time in Saint Jean de Monts in France,
Vicky gained another individual bronze medal,
So she is also going to Rio de Janeiro to treadle.
Slippery Slappery
Rikki Tikki Tavi
Chased the snake
Down into the hole
Digging deeper
Much like a
Spelunker
He happened upon a mole.
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