Golly-Wolly was a fish,
Orange from head to fin
He lived in anonymity
For no one knew of him
His home was an anemone
A modest little pad
Stayed inside his home-sweet-home
Comfortable but sad
Till one day his self-help book
Said ‘upstream with you, go’
Golly said, “I’ll try it, yes”
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do
Though he was orange, he felt blue
So changed his attitude
Acted like a bigger fish
Becoming very rude
Golly got to drinking
Too much water from the sea
Shooting off his fish lips
Caused a fight, or two, or three
This is where our story ends
Suddenly and sadly
He took on one shark too many
Should have stayed home in anemone
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Daily Haiku’s
Raising our kids up
to repair our huge mistakes
It takes a village
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Vulnerable snail
No match for a toddler boy
Entomoligist
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In January
Yoga classes are too full
Damn resolutions!
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In our day we wrote
treasured letters, lovingly
sealed with a kiss
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Like crumpets and tea
his accent, prim and proper
Brilliantly British
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His worship of her
utterly irrelevant
for she too, loves girls
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Cavalier youths share
their universal swagger
hopes and dreams intact
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There he sits – silent
old man playing sudoku
content with his life
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Bright little faces
imploring me for answers
they already have
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Lifting its tail
the asses’ ass smelled poorly
so I walked away
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To live is to eat
said the bull frog to the fly
“Gulp. ribbit. ribbit”
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California wind
old familiar autumn cloak
enveloping me
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Children write letters
sent first class to the big guy
expecting responses
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1942049,00.html
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Watch your boyfriend’s mom
one only rebels so far
and fruit falls near tree
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Forensics prove it
jealous American girl
stabbed roommate with knife
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,440482,00.html
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Headed to bike show
where son will surely want one
daughter won’t give damn
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Returning condors
spinning circles together
out across the sky
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Cat purring gently
turning, then curls to settle
though never content
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For leprechaun luck
cross your fingers, toes, and eyes
click your heels, and smile
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Autumn leaves falling
offering infinite thanks
distant jingle-bells
