When Terri the Turtle and Henry the Hare
joined Gary the Gator at the fabulous fair,
they ate tasty green taffy, chili cheese dogs and fries,
cotton candy, and snow cones. Then, to their surprise,
they saw Larry the Lion and Shelton the Sheep
having fun on the bumper cars, honking~~~Beep, Beep!
They all rode the roller coaster and the Cruisin’ Carousel;
then they went to win prizes and did really well.
They won tall teddy bears and boxes of bubble gum.
They were having a great time, so glad they had come.
It got late. They’d grown tired, and their money was spent.
With piles of fine prizes, to their homes they all went.
His knowledge was his untapped wellspring,
After 93 years of learning anew;
He valued knowing something about everything,
From construction & farming, to baseball & screws.
Early in life, a dairy farm taught him,
To think on his feet, with vast common sense;
Learning math at the sawmill, he estimated lumber,
And rebuilt old motors, appliances & fences.
For years he delivered, automobile parts,
To Tar Heel cities & Outer Banks towns;
Till one day, Wayne County rewarded his smarts,
With leadership to run, their buildings and grounds.
A Lion's Club/Odd Fellow—active for decades,
Making differences in the lives of many;
A loyal church member, a Jack of all trades,
Directing great efforts, that helped countless plenty!
Later in life, he started Smith’s Crafts,
With Logs that told Weather--Cow Clocks that told time;
Wrote a book on a bell, he loved to autograph,
Reading local history aloud, literary passion sublime!
His legacy is people, warm and loving,
Celebrating them in visits near and far;
Shelton Eugene Smith, Sr. a one-of-a-kind,
Honored by many, remembered by all!
(In honor & Memory of one of the world’s most fascinating men)
Celine Rose Mariotti
136 Kyles Way
Shelton, CT 06484-6614
e-mail: [email protected]
Astronaut In Space
The first step on Mars,
An astronaut goes far,
He samples the soil,
He can feel his blood boil,
The Red Planet,
A new world to explore,
The Red Planet,
Plenty in store,
An astronaut is super human,
He has abilities none other possess,
In outer space, to aliens he has access,
He can go where no other has gone,
He can face a new dawn,
He can learn things that scientists want to know,
An astronaut has a big distance to go,
He is the epitome of a super hero,
An astronaut, an American hero.
Celine Rose Mariotti
riding in a car past large trees
away from the house I am staying in
to shelton I visit Dad
I look at the airport
wondering where we are going
I know I will get to see my dad
for the first time, since
this stranger has been taking care of me
I still cry myself to sleep every night
we arrive through clanged locked doors
past plastic cells
I see you in there
with someone
holding my hand
I pick up the phone as he does
a skinny man in an orange suit
a pumkin suit he calls it
trying to make me feel better
about the 2 inches of glass
between us,
scary butm not like halloween
we go home for the night
I won't see my dad
until I am 4 again
why scream any more?
I kept no watch nor waited for them to produce
For I am the hunter because I’ve learned once
Once
From being the hunted
From being the hunted
the clown
the object of fascination
I kept no watch
only contentment in my heart
Compassion at the arcs of my shoulders
For I am the arc, the passion
the unwise
Yet: Look at my long hair. I must be free.
The Flying Fish.
by Mark Hurlin-Shelton
Copyright 1988
It was late in the night
and the ship's crew snored
When a rather strange creature landed aboard
I thought it the most extraordinary thing
For there lay before me
a fish with wings
Well here is a question
for wise men to solve
However did such
a strange creature evolve
A creature that isn't contented to be
Like all of the others
that swim in the sea
I wonder when was it
that the first fish tried
to grow little wings
and to swim in the sky
What do you think
don't you think it absurd?
A fish with a wish to be a bird .
He left the house that winters night never to return
A quick stop at the convenient store to buy a pack of smokes
The town was baffled by his leave they thought all was okay
But sure enough it was his last day upon the earth
His name was Jimmy Shelton, in town so loved by all
Came from a wealthy family, they ran the local mall
He left behind a wife and kids, two cats and an ugly dog
And where he went they do not know, he left deep in the fog
Countless days and countless nights each man who lived in town
Searched the hollow and in the woods no trace of him was found
To all he seemed a happy soul, he loved his family
So why he left no one would know, just only wonder why
Many many years went by he never did return
Though difficult to accept this fate, his family did move on
But still today they all still hope for a miracle return
Each house no smoking signs displayed in memory of their one
©2009 J R Vick
11/06/2009
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