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Have you noticed the new TV commercials are so bad,
Designed to irritate you to the point of being very mad,
Just grating on you so way down deep inside your brain,
Perhaps you will remember the product and not the pain. Continue reading
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In 10 years, what will the future bring for our children,
I’ll make a few predictions about that future time herein.
So hold onto your hat as this fast trip is about to begin.
My first prediction is that I will be so long gone by then. Continue reading
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As a kid, there was a song we all sang in school choir,
That was both religious and patriotic setting me on fire,
The song gave me chills making the hair on my neck raise,
And I always remember two stanzas that with me did stay. Continue reading
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I’ve been following the NBA playoffs closely this year,
Hoping one of my favorite teams would get in gear,
And make it all the way to the NBA championship game,
My hopes were fulfilled and only one last game remains. Continue reading
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Many words we use today are made up of other words,
With completely different meanings therein stirred,
So our own English language can be so very weird,
Even for a smart old man with a big thick gray beard. Continue reading
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Sometimes we experience some things we don’t understand,
This just happened while proof reading a blog to this old man.
I thought about it some and decided to write this poem too.
To explain something that happened to me last night to you. Continue reading
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This place we call home is not just a house on the street.
The home is made by the family love we share so sweet.
We lived in many different houses along our life’s long way,
But our home we made ourselves with love there to stay. Continue reading
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There once was a Hawg Jaw that tried to write Billericks,
Who wasn’t too good with the short four line pick ups.
But he just didn’t care because he was getting no pay,
So all he did was to make it silly as around he did play. Continue reading
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If you like the great outdoors as much as I so often did as a boy,
Some of the camping pointers given herein you may employ,
Most of the pointers came from errors that I made over the years,
So read them before you hit the outdoors living like a pioneer. Continue reading
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People spend a lot of their time planning their big wedding day
But rarely do you hear of someone planning a funeral their way.
I thought I would spend some time now while I am still here.
Planning mine to be sure I get what I want when I get there. Continue reading