Sue wants to find peace at Crimson Creek
Her summer has been stressful and bleak
She saw it in a book
As Friends gathered to look
She soon found it and let out a shriek
neighbor Sue keeps her man on a chain
tethered to the porch in sun or rain
don’t let him loose, she cautions me
in a full moon, a werewolf he will be…
I felt sorry for him, my neighbor Jim
released him one night, on a crazy whim
He savagely bit my leg, so now there are two
Werewolves to tether for my neighbor Sue
sun bathing on deck
gray fur glistens in sunlight
soft paws knead the air
Toxic positivity
A blessing and a curse
Is it a possibility
That I can be sad first?
I cant always fake a smile
But other times I can
sometimes life will stab you though
and ruin all your plans
Living in the moonlight
With darkness all around
Stumbling and falling
With no light to be found
But I wanna soak up the sun
Wanna tell everyone to lighten up
But right now I am vampire
And I don’t give a
with your own sweet flair
was sassy as usual
you uplift us Sue
never disappoint
we strive to do better now
you are our leader
my friend Sue travels everywhere
Bahamas, Alaska, plane in the air
Egypt, India, and the Caribbean too
She began traveling at age sixty-two
Before that she never went anywhere.
Watching travel shows from her cozy easy chair
Said Stan to sweet farmer Sue
I like this thing that you do
That bumpy ride
Sure saved my hide
And that’s real fine howdy do!
Stan’s Chevy van was a seventy-two.
Wanted a red one, got stuck with blue.
Offered Sue a quick spin.
Sue refused to get in.
Now poor Stan has just one thing to do...
sexy alligator Sue sat alone, nursing her drink at the bar
the umbrella in her rum turned a bit, not very far
Whispered to her you are going to find the love of our life
Along came an English man, but he was with his third wife
Sue knew she was a hottie, she played it to the max
The next fellow she saw, was carrying a super large sax
He played sorrowful blues music, which caused her to blush
Against a thin wall, you could hear a toilet flush
This is a dive, thought sexy alligator, but I dare not give up now
Next potential date brought his mother, a persnickety cow
Women who eat in bars are pathetic, she said to Sexy Alligator Sue
Pointing her hoof in a nasty way – mean lady, that cow Lou.
curly sue was enjoying lovely daisies and holly hocks too
she was soon surrounded by flowers of pink, red and blue
a picture was taken and published in a newspaper by Lu
a woman distantly related to the adorable young curly sue
she had a flair, a savoir faire
sophistication in the air
she was chic, sleek and lovable too
a perfect lady, my fine aunt Sue
she is batty, bonkers, cranky, and crazed
with a cherry on top, her brain icing glazed.
demented, deranged, daffy, silly too
loco, looney tunes, a maniac, our Aunt Sue
Say that to her face I prissily suggest to the speaker
She would cut him out of her will, then he’d really be a squeaker.
What do you know about birthdays?
A cake and warm wishes?
Different gifts wrapped with cards?
Or a lonely day that proves—
That proves a year has sunk,
And marks a new beginning—
Maybe for something better,
Or just a quiet Monday morning.
After a rough weekend of fun,
And bills paid worth a month,
With friends who came just for fun—
Or just a grey and cloudy day
For a solar energy user—
No sun, no sign of it near,
Like the friends who promised to appear
And celebrate your day of birth.
So what have you learned about birthdays?
Maybe it’s just the words that are true,
But the speaker feels obliged to say them,
As if not doing so would cost them.
But for me, it’s a quiet day,
A time to reflect and plan—
For tomorrow might never come,
And with each birthday, I near my grave.
In our litigious society
folks sue at the drop of a hat
Employees and employers
Students and teachers
Wives and husbands
Even parents and children
~ locked in mortal combat
Sue, girly snail with eyes of blue
Your charm has bowled over bull frog Drew
He wants to court you, to truly woo
Sorry, said the snail, but my love grew
For another creature, a moth named Woo
But Woo had his eye on his cousin Curly Sue
A caterpillar who was fairly new
A love song that most of us never knew
Keeping this quiet was Drew and Sue
Embarrassed and a bit upset too
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