The Cookie Jar Murder (from Boyhood Tales)

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jwesley
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0 posted 2012-03-07 09:52 PM

"The Cookie Jar Murder"
(from Boyhood Tales)

One.
Gone -
Nothing left of him
but a disturbance where last he lay.

He?
Did I say he?
Who knows, now-a-days.
It could be she,
or maybe . . . it.
It - that's as gender-generic as one can get.
So,

It was gone.
Not a sign It had ever existed . . .
just the disturbance where It last lay,
the crumbs that said It ever existed at all.

The investigating team finished,
said they might be back,
but the area had been wiped clean,
most of the clues where gone.

They left - hope left.

Mom and Dad hugged me,
went into the living room,
and I was left standing alone,
in the kitchen,
looking into the bottom
of the cookie jar,
where only a few crumbs marked
It had ever existed at all.

The cookie I had saved all week.
The last One.
It, was gone.
And not a sign It had ever existed . . .
just the disturbance where it last lay,
the crumbs that said It ever existed at all.

I started crying, wailing!
"I'll make some more!" Yelled Mom.
But I didn't care, I only wanted It,
and It was gone . . .

Murdered, in the cookie jar.

~ ~ ~

© wesley james beard, jr.
march 2012
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Balladeer

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1 posted 2012-03-07 10:18 PM

Lorna Doone done did it!!!

Cute!

jwesley
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2 posted 2012-03-07 10:29 PM

You may be right, my friend. I'll pass that on to NCIS (I was in the Navy so maybe I can convince them it was a sea-biscuit!)so they'll take the case.

j.

ebonygirl
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3 posted 2012-03-07 11:57 PM

Lol, loved "It" great intro, the mystery ... Captivating ...
Then the clear picture... lol, loved "IT"!
ms. e

JerryPat2
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4 posted 2012-03-08 07:08 AM

A grand metaphor for something very much deeper than crumbs within a cookie jar.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

ice
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5 posted 2012-03-08 07:40 AM

I think Dad, did the deed..
I know if this was my house, I probably would have been the perpetrator.

Fun poem, JW- I enjoyed it

Balladeer

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6 posted 2012-03-08 08:01 AM

NCIS meaning No Cookie In Sight, I presume?

jwesley
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7 posted 2012-03-08 08:40 AM

That's No Cookie In Sight, Inc, 'deer. They're recognized as the best in the business,
and created the "Cookie Alert" network across the country. You may see my cookie on milk cartons next week. Here's a description you can pass on ...

Size: About 4" (3.37548 actually).
Golden Brown, smooth bottomed and a rough texture on top where the chunks of walnut and semi-sweet chocolate protrude.

It was a very well behaved cookie and would never go anywhere with a stranger . . . so I suspect (shudder) it was a family member, or a good friend . . .

I miss it terribly...(one tear, two tears, three . . . ).

j.

Wow, just realized, if Lorna Doone did it, as you say ... then Lorna Doone could be a family member!!!

That's scary!!

jwesley
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8 posted 2012-03-08 08:49 AM

Thank you ebonygirl, JerryPat2, and Ice for your support.

It's been many years since my cookie was murdered and it's never been found, but I'm trying to have the case reopened.

Again, thanks my friends.

j.

JL
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9 posted 2012-03-08 12:42 PM

Haahaaaaa.....
Such a joy! I think this should be made into a movie, well at least a scene in a movie!

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

Paul Wilson

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10 posted 2012-03-08 03:27 PM

Jimmy...Enjoyed, this brought a smile to my face. Thanks...Paul

~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~
Paul

jwesley
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11 posted 2012-03-08 07:23 PM

Thank you JL and Paul ... glad you enjoyed and visited...

j.

suthern

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12 posted 2012-03-13 04:03 PM

LOL... We had a similar crime wave. *S* After the demise of the entire Lemon Jumble family, my grandmother decided all her grandchildren tall enough to reach the table were guilty... sentence was passed down without a trial, punishment was swift and painful. LOL Dontcha just love the theory of guilt by association? LOL

JamesMichael
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13 posted 2012-03-18 09:33 PM

Enjoyed...James

Marchmadness
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14 posted 2012-03-22 01:03 AM

I had brothers and wouldn't have expected a cookie to last five seconds in my house, let alone a week. Enjoyed this little mystery.
Ida

Marchmadness
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15 posted 2012-03-22 01:03 AM

I had brothers and wouldn't have expected a cookie to last five seconds in my house, let alone a week. Enjoyed this little mystery.
Ida

2islander2
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16 posted 2012-03-22 04:58 AM

so original inspitation, a lot of calories too in that stuff, enjoyed a lot,

yann

latearrival
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17 posted 2012-12-07 01:12 PM

Sorry I missed this cookie caper.Cute as a crumble. jo

Victoria

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18 posted 2012-12-07 01:25 PM

I plead guilty. I did it ha. Cute one Jimmy. I hope to read more of Boyhood Tales.
Ill have to look thru the archives.

Klassy Lassy
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19 posted 2012-12-07 05:22 PM

So glad to read this sweet mystery. My cookie Jar has some DNA left in the bottom, too, but alas, whoever left it there has been long gone. Chalk another one up to Mr. Nobody.

J. I am so sorry for your loss, but I think I must print this out to share with my partner in crime. Thank you for the smile. Too cute!

Pilgrimage
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20 posted 2012-12-07 09:44 PM

I grieve with you, so many possibilities, it had such a great future, and now, no more.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

Michael

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21 posted 2012-12-07 11:48 PM

Now this is a classic. As sweet as they come.

glad to see it brought back up.

Michael

2islander2
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22 posted 2012-12-08 01:06 AM

enjoyed yann

BluesSerenade
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23 posted 2012-12-08 04:30 PM

This is wonderfully entertaining. You are hoot and I love these tales you tell.

Happy Holidays jwesley~

ken206573
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24 posted 2012-12-13 11:53 AM

Mmmmmm that was one good cookie. Uh...I mean sorry for your lost*wipes offs the crumbs* I truly enjoyed the cookie jar murder. It was sweet, fun and mostly delicious. Whoever did this will be judge for murdering your cookie. enjoyed this very much, Happy Holidays!

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