Short Humbugs Poems

Sounded Like Sitting On a Cactus

Should have to hear when at practice;
Sounded as if were sitting on a cactus;
They would be,
Always off key;
Men are humbugs while women a priss.

Jim Horn

Off to choir practice....

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secrets in grandmas purse

There were hidden depths in Grandma Kates purse.
Children,  gathered close when she came to stay, hoping
 to partake of some strange or exotic tidbit.  Everyone tried 
to look nonchalant but were bursting to peer inside.

humbugs with creamy stripes
sen sen in a paper packet 
red turkish delight...

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Whatever your age. 
You turn the page. 
Another year gone by. 
Do not sigh. 
Every year is a lesson. 
On how to get to heaven. 
The older you are. 
The greater your star. 
With posterity. Comes verity. 
Gone the humbugs. Gone the grudges. 
A new year begun. 
You feel so young. 
The body may not be as good. 
The soul stays as it should. 
Young and vibrant. 
Like an infant, just begun...

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