A frog in the throat says there's frog in the air.
No wonder I can't see anywhere!
A horse voice has a long face.
No wonder he lost the race.
Whenever throat animals mumbo,
they cook a jumbled word gumbo.
So, let's get this straight -
please enunciate.
Dear Sonny, when you close your eyes one last time, and bid this world adieu,
know I am glad for the time I had
that I could spend with you.
Dear Sonny, when you close your eyes one last time, and you come apart,
Know you'll stay with each new day
living always in my heart.
My college fell 200 spots in the annual rankings ~
Seems professors no longer give the students spankings
Horn man,
Blues man,
Play and sing as soon as you can
My soul's been trying
And my lil' heart's been crying
My woman's been lying
And my nosey neighbors been prying
Horn man,
Blues man,
Play and sing as soon as you can
My pockets ain't got no money
And my love ain't got no honey
My eyes and nose real runny
It's been cloudy, real cloudy so HELP ME, please
play for me, Sonny
Oh, have I ever got great news, Sonny!
What is it, my dearest darling honey?
You won at Power-ball
It was Winner-Take-All
Knowing you, I'd say "Urine the Money"
Title: Sonny Son
The school bell rang
Kids came pouring out
I couldn’t see my son
He wasn’t there
Nor was he about
He was up in the sky
So high & so free
Yet to be born
But has other places to be
Had the key to the clouds
He should be here on earth with me
So many sights to see
Ground to roam
Only in my dreams i cuddle him
When it should be at home
You & your sister
Could have had all sorts of fun
Im sorry son
Im sorry son
This pain weighs a tonne
Im sorry son, so sorry son
You now are the sun
The old photo is in dull black and white gray scale
However, this cannot dull or blemish our well-loved Cher
We recognize her face, attitude and fabulous, personality.
Remembering how regal she was with her sarcastic wit.
Sonny looks like the husband we remember who loved his wife.
Just a couple of kids from the sixties who fell in love
And delighted tens of thousands of TV watchers.
I would watch all of the Sonny and Cher shows if given the chance.
Sonny orchestrated; Cher was his doll.
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, was their nightly drawl.
We’d preach a little gospel to save them all.
Townspeople were afraid of us, even Baby Paul.
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, was their nightly drawl.
They were treacherously mean with their call.
Townspeople were afraid of us, even Baby Paul.
But the men would sneak, see us, big and tall.
And lay their money down, and have a ball.
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves was their nightly drawl.
We picked up a handsome man in Mobile, ya’all.
Townspeople were afraid of us, even Baby Paul.
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves was their nightly drawl.
We picked up a handsome man in Mobile, ya’all.
Townspeople were afraid of us, even Baby Paul.
Papa would learn about this romance, in the Fall.
He was tall, handsome, but left me after all.
We picked up a handsome man in Mobile, ya’all.
Papa would learn about this romance, in the Fall.
Sonny orchestrated; Cher was his doll.
Written May 1, 2018
The mouth of Donald Trump
is bigger than his rump!
Both pump hot smelly air
which is hard to bare,
responsible for prolonged slump.
If he would only shut his mug
and his backside plug,
so the air would clear
and pleasant things we might hear,
instead of the nasty humbug.
6/11/2016
COLLABORATION WITH SONNY ROPER
Tina’s Fatal Attraction
With kid gloves Tina loved to play
When hubby was working away
She got a surprising fright
When he came home early one night
Instead of a fight
Off went the lights
Grabbing her lover’s clothes from the floor
While hubby was unlocking their apartment door
Lover boy was shoved to the window by his rump
With a bump and a shove pointing out she told him to jump
B-u- t w- h- y not hide you live on the thirteenth floor was his cry
Don’t get superstitious on me now, jump was her reply
By: Eve Roper COLLABORATION WITH SONNY ROPER 3/29/2016
Inspired by Jan Allison's"Tina's"poem
Original limerick written by Jan Allison
A petite ballerina named Tina
Seemed serene but she couldn’t be meaner
When she got in the sack
She was on the attack
At the size and the shape of his ‘wiener’
Her suitors would then try to dodge her
After insults on their little todger
But listen up guys
I have a surprise
She’s transgender and she was once Rodger!
Continuation poem written by Sonny Roper
Tina wanted a special honeymoon night
She wanted everything to be just right
Into his drink she slipped two little blue pills
It was to enhance their midnight thrills
Into the bed she jumped with her stud
But the night suddenly turn into a dud
Fred was in the land of dreams! As a joke it seems
Someone had slipped Novocain into her Vaseline!
Original Limerick by Jan Allison - the story of Tina continued by Sonny Roper
25th March 2016
Salvatore Bono
The short and older half of the Sonny & Cher show
hit a tree skiing and then was gone. . .
But like his gravestone says: “the beat goes on.”
Cherilyn Sarkisian, AKA Cher,
known for her low singing voice and long black hair,
poked fun at her hubby on TV in ‘71.
Her daughter, now named Chaz, has turned into her son!
*Sonny and Cher were a very famous wife/husband duo
of the 60's and early 70's. Cher continued singing even
till today. When they broke up, Sonny became a politician
and served in the House of Representatives. His skiing
accident was a great tragedy!
There once was a man named sonny
and nobody thought him to be funny
he broke his left hand
when he fell in the sand
and now he has lost all his money
When I first met you , you were so cool and stood so tall,
It took me forever to break down that wall........
Yet , after I got to know you ,
I discovered the you , I liked most of all.........
Getting your wall torn down, and losing your cover,
I saw the real you , everyone else chose not to bother.......
I didnt listen to what they had to say,
I knew you were worth the effort ,
every step of the way...........
We were as close as friends could possibly be,
until God, said
"Sonny ,I want you with me".........
Im sad now because we cant keep in touch,
but I know when you are close, because
I miss you so much.........
Eventually my time will come ,
and I will see heaven too,
till then I just keep hoping that I will run into you........
Rest peaceful My Sonny......
N.L.F.
Good -Bye Sonny
Sonny was the talk of the town
and when the neighbors passed by
they would so often frown
for Sonny was an outcast
one who would take, but never ask
He drank his Spirits from a flask
and couldnt deal with much of a task
Sonny's mom had to go out with a mask
because of all the questions
that the neighbors would ask
he wouldnt care if she shed a tear
or if her dress flew in the air
and he wouldnt care when the neighbors
passed by in order to stare
Now his mom's emotions were all spent
and to her name she had barely a cent
and she wondered of the length of her torment.
"How long will my torment last?",
"How much longer?"she' would ask
Then one day, she took that flight
and went toward that white light
that was so bright in her sight
just to end her day and finish off her night.
Good-bye Sonny
McCuen Copyright October 2008
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