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Namyh
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since 2009-01-20

Posts 988

0 posted 2010-05-05 11:13 PM

Yard-Sale Tale

Come and listen to my story 'bout some girls, truck and gas
gone a ridin' down the street doin' 50, haulin' fast.
Just a laughin' and a cacklin' while jokin' havin' fun,
it's a bright sunny day and the girls are on a run.

Well, turnin' down a street was a sign by the mail
and bargain huntin' eyes had them shoutin' "Yard Sale".
Broke hinges on the door, cracked a double pane of glass
just gettin' out the truck on a day that's goin' fast.

Well the next thing you know the truck was loaded down
with lamps and clothes and sales of things they found.
The money gettin' low but the Sun was high off ground.
The girls sniffed the air when they heard a strange sound.

They raced over tracks, crossed a bridge and a pond,
turned left down a street, Yard Sales were goin' on !
How they knew it ? I don't know, some psychic odor thin
that primes female noses to hunt bargains in the wind.

Down a path, round a moat, over land and thru the trees
found suspended was a castle on a cloud above the seas
of oaken doors and marble floors with vivid rainbow rays
reflecting brilliant sunlight on its halls of gold archways.

What froze the girls, hynotized and mesmerized their minds
was outside on the castle's lawn, a giant "Yard Sale" sign
where golden statues, silver slippers, gems and kitchen tools
made eyes light up, knees go weak, saliva drip and drool !

Arching stairs appeared in sky and spanned the distance fast.
Raced they over golden steps transfixed by 'Yard Sale' grass.
Rummaged they, oohed and aahed for hours six or seven
to cry with tears, when over, for this time in Yard Sale Heaven.

And singing in the loaded truck with treasures in the back,
the day was full of magic buys. 'Twas time to hit the sack
and dream of cherished moments when to bargain, hunt and seek
those Goodies at the Yard Sales that await for them next week.

Namyh

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

1 posted 2010-05-06 03:50 PM

Oh yea, been there done that!
Love the feel of this.

You sure took a nice slice out of life and chose your words perfectly.

Living color at it's best!! Really great writing, Namyh~

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

2 posted 2010-05-06 06:53 PM

Enjoyed...James

Andrew Scott
Member Elite

since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

3 posted 2010-05-08 12:02 PM

I really enjoyed this piece. I like doin' the yard sale hunt myself. I guess it's that ancient man in me that wants to hunt and gather... the kid looking for the lost treasure. My kids don't understand the pleasure I get going through other people's junk, but I'm sure time and a limited budget will bring them around. Thanks for sharing.

"We'll chase them like rats across the tundra."

Namyh
Senior Member

since 2009-01-20

Posts 988

4 posted 2010-05-09 01:09 PM

BluesSerenade - Neither rain nor sleet nor hail can stop the die hard yardsaler from where their compelled to go. And the Code of the Yard-Sale prohibits anyone that slows down the quest to be summarily stripped of their Luck, shot with an Anti-bargain spray and required to sit in the car in silence until all the fun is over. Thanks for enjoying Lori. Namyh

Namyh
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since 2009-01-20

Posts 988

5 posted 2010-05-09 01:09 PM

James – Can’t ask for more than that James. Thanks. Namyh

Namyh
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since 2009-01-20

Posts 988

6 posted 2010-05-09 01:10 PM

Andrew – Kids! Sometimes what do they know?. Give them a few years with kids of their own and they’ll be better searchers than we are, due to our imparted yard sale training of course. LOL. Thanks for really enjoying Andrew. Namyh

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

7 posted 2010-05-10 10:05 AM

Cute poem.
Ida

ken206573
Member

since 2008-10-14

Posts 487

8 posted 2010-05-10 11:29 AM

I really liked the poem, it made me laugh and the flow was just right.

Namyh
Senior Member

since 2009-01-20

Posts 988

9 posted 2010-05-10 03:19 PM

Thanks Ida. Now you got me feeling energized for this weekend’s next big yard sale. And I intend to wear my cute face all day too. LOL.Namyh

Namyh
Senior Member

since 2009-01-20

Posts 988

10 posted 2010-05-10 03:20 PM

Ken – Who couldn’t do with a laugh at least once a day. So glad you liked the flow that was just right. ‘Cause it put a flow in me and I can feel that laugh comin’ on. Thanks Ken. Namyh

LindsayP
Member Elite

since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

11 posted 2010-05-10 10:58 PM

Namph you have excelled your self with this great poem. The rhyme and rythm are spot on.

I read it with a real sense of adventure and I wasn't dissappointed. Take a bow.
I loved it.

Lindsay

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