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Long John's Trip
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Long John's Trip |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia 
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Long John Ag and Lorelei54 are due to return today. I wanted to write something sweet and sincere to welcome them back. Instead my pen wrote this.  Lorelei had been ill, with sniffles she did cough Long John like a hero, agreed to shopping and set off In the early morning off to the super-mart He loaded lots of cough medicine in the wonky shopping cart He also loaded aspirin, honey and some lemon When he made his lemon specialty, Lorelei would think it heaven The shopping all completed, Long John began to walk He chatted with the children and stopped with all to talk All the morning, he sauntered, enjoyed the springtime wind Not one thought for Lorelei, at home and sick, in this he sinned Then Long John stopped, his stomach growled, it was time to dine With his al fresco dining, he'd also have some wine So he supped and sat a while, enjoying all the view Not one thought of Lorelei at home in bed with the flu. He sat and supped and drank his wine Enjoyed the fish on which he dined Paid the bill and then reclined In the springtime to unwind Late afternoon John came home, to find Lorelei not amused Now he was in trouble and would need a good excuse As he unpacked the shopping to silence hard as stone He noticed all the lemons and a tale began to grow My dear you cannot blame me for being late you see I've been wrongfully imprisoned, a misunderstanding became a tragedy A policeman had accosted me while loading up the car And I got such a fright,… I dropped my bag and jar As I tried to gather up the things, the lemons all fell out I tripped and was arrested before I could raise a shout To prove my innocence took all afternoon, you see Until the magistrate saw my face and promptly set me, free Lorelei laughed out loud and said, Long John I think you're slipping If you're going to tell me, you were jailed for acid tripping Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. Gail Sheehy |
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Lorelei54 Member
since 1999-07-27
Posts 458 |
Thanks for welcoming us home in style and for remembering that today was the day. Our trip was great, but home is sweet. |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
Kethry: LOL If you would of wrote something sweet I would of thought you were acid tripping. Enjoyed the poem. |
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peppermint35 Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1106Texas, USA |
Oh, I still think this is sweet!!! But then, I have such a weird sense of humor  laughs I enjoyed reading  Pepper "I honor the place in you, that when you are in that place, and I am in that place in me, we are in the same place" Ram Dass |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Lorelei54, thanks for coming back. Inot2B. thanks, acid trip, acid drops what's the difference? Pepper, me too. (about the weird I mean)Be well Kethry Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. Gail Sheehy |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~Hey you,...you are just soOo cute and clever and fun to have around. Enjoyed you and your wit Kethry. You be taking care of yourself ya hear? *Peace. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Thanks Fire, always a pleasure to hear from you. You take care of you, ok! Be well Kethry Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. Gail Sheehy |
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