Short Opie Poems

Painting guru John Opie
a Cornish wonder we do see
His work displayed the peasant type
old & young folk & the like....

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Take a step back to a simpler place,
Where the world revolved at a slower pace.

Think about Andy, Opie, Barney and Aunt Bee,
Enjoying life in the small town of Mayberry....

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Andy Griffith and Barney Fife 
Aunt Bea 
Opie 

Father knows Best 
Betty and Bud 
Kathy called “kitten” 

Loretta Young 
Dinah Shore 
The Lennon Sisters 

Bonanza 
Adam 
Hoss and Little Joe 

Sing Along With Mitch 
Gary Moore 
Ed Sullivan 

Wholesome family shows 
Until Elvis 
Showed up on Ed Sullivan 
Our shocked parents 

Jumped up and turned off the TV set 
But not soon enough...

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Ben Matlock is an excellent criminal attorney.
He has gone back to find his roots recently.
The tracks he was following led him to Mayberry.
The sheriff Andy Taylor has stark familiarity.
Barney Fife is the name of Andy’s deputy.
Andy has a son by the name of Opie.
Their lives would not be complete without Aunt Bee.
Well, here is a sobering dose of reality:
Mr. Griffith has entered another phase of immortality.

Andy Griffith
(1926-2012)
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