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one who got awaywas ten times bigger than this
itsy-bitsy one
itsy-bitsy onelost amonst all the boxes
I don't like packing
I don't like packingthings strewn all over the place
dunno where to start
dunno where to start...hours tick by, the pressure mounts,
deadline approaching
deadline approachingI will work all through the night
the morning birds sing
The morning birds singtoo loud at noon. I was up
way too late last night.
way too late last nightI was up with a book I--
couldn't stop reading
couldn't stop readinga long old poem which I-
found in the basement
found in the basement old pictures from my childhood
what fond memories!
what fond memoriescarefree days, doing nothing
true quality time
True quality timereading a beloved book
always together
always togethershakers of salt and pepper
the spices of life
the spices of life helps you through the ups and downs
for a brighter day
For a brighter dayWash with Tide and brush with Gleem
You'll need to wear shades!
you'll need to wear shades under the blue, cloudless sky
walking hand in hand
walking hand in handour toes sinking into sand
while our new love grows
while our new love growswe sit down and wait for the
baby on the way
baby on the waytrembling with joy and with fear
we're consumed by love
we're consumed by lovebut love doesn't pay the bills
or buy us more stuff
or buy us more stuffmy kids all shout with glee, or
throw a fit will we
throw a fit will wea tired mother thinks, ha!
I beat you to it.
What a fun jingle!something we can dance to
but not in heels
"but not in heels!"she shouted from the dance floor
kicking off her shoes
Kicking off her shoesMy friend does not hesitate
To go in the pool.
To go in the poolmy troubles are splashed away
my soul is at peace
My soul is at peaceWhen I see the fading star
When I look at pearls.
When I look at pearlsDreams of weddings float to the top
When I look at pearlsDreams of weddings float tot the top
like salty tears
Like salty tears, seeIs four syllables, my friend.
And we'll continue.
And we'll continueplodding through our dreary days
with heads hanging low
with heads hanging low
wondering why this thread is dead
just beginning Haiku
wondering why this thread is dead
just beginning Haiku
just beginning Haikuto resusitate at last
this lost, lonely thread
onto the red foxeyes blazing, fire shines brightly
spirit in the night
spirit in the nightexchanging ghostly glances
with loved ones below
what a fun jingle!slang sashays for days, lingo
swings like bingo wings
swings like bingo wingssoaring breathlessly on high
Reveals life's beauty
Reveals life's beauty
does a bug in grass, and then
it's on the concrete
does a bug in grass, and then
it's on the concrete
it's on the concrete
that cigarette butts lie
wasted and forlorn
that cigarette butts lie
wasted and forlorn
wasted and forlorn
silent like an animal
the church lies
silent like an animal
the church lies
The church liesWithin the hearts of this
underrated thread
underrated threadis what we are posting on
fifty cucumbers
Fifty cucumbersAll chopped up in green goodness
My stomach grumbles
My stomach grumblesSomething is missing...hear?
Trouble with turnstiles
as I see the face of the
one who got away