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HEG
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0 posted 2002-02-14 11:35 PM


Watching all those icy sports of the Winter Olympics on TV,
seeing how much fun everything looked sure did inspire me.
Never before in any icy sports did I ever participate,
since down South it never snows, for goodness sake.
I figured I surely could practice these sports on dry land,
that way at least the temperature I’d be able to stand.
That ‘skeleton’ thing was the first to come to my mind.
I built a sled using skate boards that worked just fine.
Headfirst I went roaring down the neighborhood hill,
but things didn’t quite work out, my head hurting still
from ramming it through the neighbor’s front door.
It was my head. So why did she yell and get so sore??
Whoever named this “skeleton” did real fine,
‘cause from all the x-rays I got a good look at mine.
I decided to skip trying out downhill skiing,
since going 50 mph off a cliff would have me peeing.
(Besides, everybody knows whenever you ski you oughtta
do it on a hot summer day behind a boat out on the water!)
Figure skating looked simple, safe, and relatively easy.
I’d roller skated before, and it didn’t even make me queasy.
Borrowing my sister’s pink tutu so’s I have a fancy costume,
I drove over to practice on the ice rink at that Dallas mall.
That I would be doing those spins and jumps I did presume,
but all I could manage was to fall and fall and fall.
People kept on laughing like I was some kind of nut!
Just how long does it usually take to thaw a frozen butt?
I have now decided all those icy sports simply aren’t much fun
for this old Southern boy who grew up playing under the hot sun.

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suthern
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1 posted 2002-02-15 10:15 AM


Hope your head's okay and you're not suffering frostbite. *S* Enjoyed the grins!
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2 posted 2002-02-15 10:22 AM


haa..loved this...and i love the olympics too...i went back and forth between pc screen and tv screen last night..Poetry during commercials...i love the ice skating...always feel so bad for them when they fall...looking forward to the ice dancing....

               ~Victoria~

"Silence is a friend who
will never betray."
— Confucius


Nan
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3 posted 2002-02-15 10:58 AM


Yep - fun to watch.. but give me the Summer Olympics anytime...
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4 posted 2002-02-15 03:03 PM




(giggles in delight) Oh my gosh, I know just how you feel, I'm not that big on winter sports, though I love the summer sports so much!!! (smiles) I could settle for some figure skating and the luge but then I just want to lay back and write! (giggles) We all love you so much, sweet friend, this is wonderful! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet friend, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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5 posted 2002-02-15 03:38 PM


I love the Olympics and they just awarded Canada the gold in pairs figure skating!  Where it belonged in the first place!  This is a real cute write.  Much enjoyed on this drab looking February day.
~Hugs, Nancy~

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So that you won't ever forget me~

HEG
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6 posted 2002-02-15 05:43 PM


Hi, suthern, Victoria, Nan, Noah, and Nancy ~~

  Thanks to each of you for taking time to post a reply to my poem! I am glad you all found it amusing.

Cheers!
  Harry

doreen peri
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7 posted 2002-02-16 12:45 PM


LOL!!!!!



you get the gold with this one!!

welcome to the blue pages...

this was really great!!!

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