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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State 
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My daddy used to tell the tale Of stolen watermelon. He'd start to smile and you could see That he enjoyed the tellin'. Some boys he knew would find a patch And with one kid set out to watch, They'd grab a watermelon. Old Farmer Jones would start to cuss, And then come chasing after us, I mean the kids who stole that melon. They'd put it in a stream to cool, Why it really makes a fella drool To think of that watermelon. Then he'd say it isn't right to steal And how bad Farmer Jones must feel To lose his watermelon. But I gess he had about a ton. You wouldn't think he'd miss just one, And eating it was so much fun. That big fat watermelon. I wonder if that farmer knew, Why those young fellas as they grew, Just sorta took a shine to him. Doc Eddie never sent him bills. Druggist Johnny gave him pills. Judge Tom saw no one harried him And Reverend Harry buried him. My daddy is a boy again. He feels the juice upon his chin From the sweetest fruit that's ever been. That stolen watermelon. By: Joyce Johnson 2000 (I know my rhyme scheme fluctuates but so did Daddy's conscience.) [This message has been edited by Joyce Johnson (edited 03-31-2001).] |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Joyce: This is a good story. I have some tales in my family also of kids swiping watermelons. I think they enjoy the memory as much as the did the act. Betty Lou Hebert |
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coyote Senior Member
since 2001-03-17
Posts 1077 |
Good reading, Joyce. Around here it was apples and chickens. But don't ask me, why chickens?! lol It was before my time. I think?! "The poet is the priest of the invisible." |
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Red_Feather Member
since 2001-01-19
Posts 131The Vagabond Sea |
Let's hear it for fluctuating conscience. This gave me a good laugh when i needed one. Thank you. One's not half two it's two are halves of one EE Cummings |
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kcsgrandma Senior Member
since 2000-09-24
Posts 1522Presque Isle, ME |
This was an enjoyable read, and I love the end note.  We have a few tales in our family, too. How clever of you to preserve this one this way!To love another person is to see the face of God. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is cute Joyce! I really enjoyed this! |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
When I was small I was shocked by this story. I could not believe my Daddy would ever steal. And Mama used to hush him. But as I grew older I realize that it is one of the few pictures he ever gave me of what his life was like in Indiana when he was a small boy. Thanks for your comments. Joyce |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
Great story. Boys will be boys. But, they seemed to have paid their dues. Melton |
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Yu Lan Senior Member
since 2000-04-13
Posts 1462New Zealand |
Hehe, yeah, my mum always tells us of the tiem when her mother was little.. and she was caught taking fruit from the orchid.. and told not to.. so she decided that if she couldn't, her teddy could.. ^^ This is so lovely, I love tales like this.. past preserved perfectly Joyce Lynne "He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened." Lao-tsu |
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