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Now that's a Shame
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Now that's a Shame |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London 
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Started writing this about six months ago It had to brew a bit  Now that's a Shame ~~~ Tis a gladness found in sadness mostly pleasure wince of pain From an odor round the barroom none the boys could e'er explain Like a billowed line of laundry after gentle fallen rain Tis the wail of spring befalling on a barfly oh ... the shame ~ Lo there's homework I'm the tender to a list of things that broke Err the boss be sharing surely words no poet ever spoke Lazy good for nothing boozer paint the fence and fix the gate You want a pint . . . You must be kidding Plow the forty afore it's late ~ Down the misty path of memories thoughts of Kelsey's brew appears In a vision almost godly round a table rests my peers And no memory tarries longer forceful clearer sweeter stronger than ol' Kelsey pouring liquor at the bar I sheds a tear ~ Summer sadness tans bare shoulders to replace the winter's shun And the kids each day they greet me Morning father YOUR IT . . . then run Lord I never knew that Heaven 'twas the place beyond my wall Till I heard my children laugh while roasting mallows in the fall ~ Though breath of Heaven washed the aftertaste of Kelsey's from my life And forever I'll be holding dear new memories with my wife I'm angered at the sign that hangs atop ol' Kelsey's door . . . NO BARFLIES . . . . . . CASH RESPECTED . . . His wife now runs the bar ~~~ |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
Those kids have a way of changing our outlook on life, right? Liked this, ME |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
I'm new here, but if this is a sample of the poetry I'll find I am so glad I stumbled across it. Very good reading. Joyce |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
"His wife now runs the bar" Kelsey's bar will now start showing a profit. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Rex~ Oh, what a pleasurable read. My favorite imagery - 'Like a billowed line of laundry after gentle fallen rain' WOW ! Could almost smell the freshness ! Enjoyed. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
AAAAAH Rex...such memories you share with us...this I like |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
This is great! I love the humor of it. Betty Lou Hebert |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Bravo Rex! Loved the perfect flow in this wonderful tale, excellent rhyme and meter worthy of a 6 month brew.  Children really do change one's outlook for the positive. Very nicely written, much enjoyed Rex! Best wishes, /Kit [This message has been edited by Kit McCallum (edited 03-12-2001).] |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
Nothing she can't handle......this is great! Kathleen Blake "When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey." Laurie Lee |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
You do seem to add a touch of humour to your stories..*s very well written and understood ~Wynter "The worst prison would be a closed heart". ...Pope John Paul II |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
Mother Earth ... Kids can do it that's for sure Joyce ... thankyou ... and yes there is lots of good reading here inot2B ... can't argue with that Thanks Marge ... I could have said " Like a sheet of bounce in the Maytag" Thanks Paula ... glad you liked Trillium ... thanks ... I should get back to writing more humor Thanks Kit ... our kids are worth it, thats for sure Kathleen ... I'm sure she can ... it's the barflies, that'll have a time of it Wynter ... thanks ... most everything I used to write was humorous ... at least what I let others view |
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bad little dog Junior Member
since 2000-07-08
Posts 38city pound |
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