An Apology

[MrsSmeej]

:eek2:

I've been bitten by the poem bug. I just can't seem to stop.
Someone will say a word - into my head its rhyme will pop.
They keep coming 'though I try to think of something else instead.
Could someone out there tell me how to clear them from my head?

I've tried a cup of tea. Perhaps I should try a strong drink...
To drive these rhyming words from all the thoughts that I now think?
It's driving my friends crazy. When they see me now they run
In a fruitless hope they'll hide out 'til this rhyming thing is done.

The Red Sox / Yankees thread is now awash in bad sports rhyme.
Perhaps you all should think of it as, forthwith, quarantined?
I've passed it like a virus. Please don't blame my friend R.J.
(Those Yankees fans don't know what's right or wrong here anyway.)

So let me please apologize for all my recent posts
I hope it's not annoying to my gracious M.B. hosts
I'm sure this bug will run its course. They almost always do
'Til then tet-mates I'm sorry if these rhymes are bugging you.

:eek2:

[JohnDalglish]

HI,

ROFFLMFAO !

Please continue, MrsSmeej, or should I say 'Betty at the bat'?

Long days and pleasant nights

[danie]

Don't apologize for rhyming--
it's a natural thing to do.
It's just like the words
take flight like the birds
lofting from winter anew.

[Spideyman]

No apology needed.:smile2: I enjoy your posts.

[rjt65]

:blush: :smile2:

HAHA I see u tried to hide
Y u left our usual thread and in me u did not confide
To answer your first stanza
Stop whining like George Costanza

Read my last retort in the Yankees thread
And you will find the answer to clear your head
Follow my advice and you will be feeling fine
I don’ t think I need to point it out, the answer is fine wine

As I sit here in my home office looking at my Yankee stuff
I pray, I hope that one day you will listen to your hubby and me, lose the sox fluff
Soon we will start a colony of rhyming fools
I also find piece in watching that recommended show from Sai Dalglish –with that guy Jools


Music and wine now that’s a pair
It cools me down I lose the electricity from my hair
For I too am thinking and talking in rhymes
Even at the most inopportune times

[Kim L.]

Don't apologize for poetry! More, please.

[brownmouse]

You have a severe case of Dr. Seusititis. The only known cure is to visit a cat wearing a hat on a rainy day. Chances of recovery are phenomenally better if a talking fish is also present. If unable to meet these requirements your best bet is to try and poem yourself out- just keep writing your lovely little diddies for everyone to enjoy:smile2:- you may (or may not) wear your rhyming self out. In the mean time - we will enjoy your struggle :wink2:

[interplanetjanet]

please don't apologize
you just need to stratigize
there is 1 thing I need to know
then I will let it go

What rhymes with orange?

[DarkWriter]

I agree with Spidey. No apology needed.

You should never have to apologize for the creative flow. If you find that it is driving your friends crazy, do not voice it - write it. Carry a small pad of paper with you and write down those little gems. You never know, you could be the next Frost or Browning.

And if truth be told of all the viruses a person could contract, that would be the one I would pick.





If it shakes and moans, don't open the box.

[JohnDalglish]

What rhymes with orange?

Hi,

Blancmange?

Long days and pleasant nights

[Frizz]

Poetry is just the soul speaking, so let it shout.

[Agincourt Concierge]

Nothing in the English language rhymes with orange...John's just getting cute...
MrsSmeej, one cannot stifle the flow of creativity....let the Poet Laureate in you shine through!

[rjt65]

Orange and silver no real rhyme Lozenge a half rhyme.....

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/orange

[MadamMack]

:smile2:

[Kim L.]

Hi,

Blancmange?

Long days and pleasant nights

Oh yes, please peel me an arahnzhe...

[LadyPain]

Isn't the word PURPLE another one of those no-rhyme jobs as well?

[Solar-Pavlova]

Ha ha, ho ho I've found you all
just hiding in this list

but now the time has come for me
to go and take a pi$$

I've laughed, I've cried and quantified
all the meanings in your script

but forget all that, and chase a cat
and feed it cat nip bits...

RRRRRRRR-RANDOM!!!!

[MrsSmeej]

You have a severe case of Dr. Seusititis. The only known cure is to visit a cat wearing a hat on a rainy day. Chances of recovery are phenomenally better if a talking fish is also present. If unable to meet these requirements your best bet is to try and poem yourself out- just keep writing your lovely little diddies for everyone to enjoy:smile2:- you may (or may not) wear your rhyming self out. In the mean time - we will enjoy your struggle :wink2:
:biggrin2:

You're right Brownmouse - that must be it... I've Dr. Suessilitis,
Which bears a strong resemblance to a bad case of colitis.
Oh, not for me dear readers but for you poor folks instead.
These symptoms aren't felt in your bowel but in your aching head.

But wine? Of course. I should have known. I thank you R.J.T.
I'm heading now to try your famous home style remedy...
Or maybe I'll hold off on the Merlot and Chardonnay,
At least until my Red Sox are all done with Tampa Bay.

So thank you John and Spideyman and Kim and all the rest
For your kind words. And may I say that you guys are the best?
You've made me blush. You've made me smile. You gave me good advice.
Just remember that I've warned you... Suessilitis isn't nice.

If you should start to find that you are thinking things in rhyme.
If all your statements start to come in 14 measure time.
If all these swirling thoughts should start to fill your aching head.
Grab aspirins, wash them down with wine, and go right straight to bed.

:oo:

[MrsSmeej]

I've tried R.J. It didn't work - though I've drunk lots of wine.
I think we should get serious, imposing quarantine
There's lots of people rhyming now - it isn't only me
Perhaps we should alert those folks down at the C.D.C.?

[rjt65]

Mrs Smeej i forgot u r a Boston woman
So wine will not have that buzz a-pullin'
So got to some boil-a-makers and a case of sam adams
with your sisters , friends or madams!

[MrsSmeej]

This Dr. Suessilitis thing? I may have found the cause...
My friends, I'll tell you true, I think it's early menopause
Well, maybe not so early but a little anyway
The problem with my theory is; What happened to R.J.?

I saw a pinstriped Bandersneetch... I'm having some hot flashes
And R.J.? Back in forth in rhyme our teams the other trashes.
Has he seen a cat or goldfish bowl and is his Mom about?
Ooops! Mr. S. is rhyming too. I guess that theory's out.

His contribution can be found on the Red Sox / Yankees thread
A topic that, while vital, seems - at least this season - dead.
R.J. says he's done with it... That he has found the cure
But I tell you here and now my friends, I'm really not so sure.

This rhyming thing is catchy and there's Pats and Celts and Bruins
There's sports gods and the way that they can leave our dreams in ruins
Perhaps here in this thread which hasn't yet been quarantined
A few more bad sports poems I can hope that we'll yet find?

[MrsSmeej]

New England crushed the Broncos in their game on Monday night
It didn't seem that Denver showed up here prepared to fight.
At 41 to 7 with a final for the score
The Patriots looked last night like they did the year before

Though Cassel took the sack 5 times (and boy, that had to hurt)
He didn't seem to throw it quite so often in the dirt.
Sam Morris played for one half and gained 168
And we had just 1 penalty for hitting Cutler late

Daniel Graham, a former Pat, got Denver's only score
Champ Bailey pulled out early with a groin pull that looked sore
Cutler banged his finger off the top of Wilfork's head
And Pittman didn't get far 'cause our Defense had him read.

5 times we took the ball from them; 2 fumbles and 3 picks
And Randy Moss pulled 2 scores out from his full bag of tricks
I guess that, with the Red Sox out, the sports gods think we're due
Our New England Patriots now stand at 4 and 2.

:eek2::sad:

The game took out its toll on us in a brutal injury
Judging by the replay, Rodney's completely blown that knee
Harrison's joined Brady on that ever growing list
So please sports gods we'll need your help to get us out of this

[MrsSmeej]

I've mentioned here about my darlin' husband - Mr. S.
The Yankees fan (and Giants)... I must love this man I guess
Someone in a baseball thread suggested I'm a saint
Married to a Yankees fan but friends, I truly ain't

My beloved Mr. S. keeps this marriage in good shape
In our house it's him who wears the super hero's cape
I offer up as proof of this; the year 2004...
His Yankees fell before my Sox. I passed out on the floor

As I came 'round I taunted him. I may have gloated too
He didn't yell. He didn't curse. I swear to you it's true.
And last year for the Super Bowl? He zippered up his lip
Not once did he risk life or limb to let one "Hurrah!" slip.

I'm never quite as circumspect when I watch my teams play
And, as Red Sox / Yankees readers know, I've quite a lot to say
So Happy 14th Darlin' - I'd "I do" you once again
Today I love you twice as much as on the altar then.

:love:

[Kim L.]

I've mentioned here about my darlin' husband - Mr. S.
The Yankees fan (and Giants)... I must love this man I guess
Someone in a baseball thread suggested I'm a saint
Married to a Yankees fan but friends, I truly ain't

My beloved Mr. S. keeps this marriage in good shape
In our house it's him who wears the super hero's cape
I offer up as proof of this; the year 2004...
His Yankees fell before my Sox. I passed out on the floor

As I came 'round I taunted him. I may have gloated too
He didn't yell. He didn't curse. I swear to you it's true.
And last year for the Super Bowl? He zippered up his lip
Not once did he risk life or limb to let one "Hurrah!" slip.

I'm never quite as circumspect when I watch my teams play
And, as Red Sox / Yankees readers know, I've quite a lot to say
So Happy 14th Darlin' - I'd "I do" you once again
Today I love you twice as much as on the altar then.

:love:

Congratulations, you Smeejs, on your anniversary
And may you have some others, at least 14 times 3

[MrsSmeej]

Light verse and rhyme perhaps is not the place to speak of race
Especially when you and I aren't talking face to face
I'm not uniquely qualified... I'm white as white can be
But Suessillitis has me in its clutches recently :eek2:

Our President-Elect is black - in case you hadn't heard
If out there, somehow, someone still might not have got the word
He's African-American and, unlike many others,
The hyphen fits. (I think I heard in Kenya he's got brothers.)

Since the moment he declared he'd seek to get elected
Of subversive plots and schemes the poor guy's been suspected
The blogosphere went crazy, filled with right-wing raving nuts
"Obama hangs with terrorists, no ifs, ands, ors, or buts."

Fox News, the "Fair and Balanced" :glare: guys reported every rumor
Which the left-wing deftly turned aside with clever humor
SNL, John Stewart, and folk of Colbert Nation
(And, of course, the recent market news and high inflation)

Led the country to elect a black man for the job
Of dealing with the crises left him by the other slob
The Onion ran a headline in bold letters 3 times tall;
Black Man Forced (Again) To Take The Worst Job of Them All

NPR is filled with shows about the black perspective
Where every marcher once with King is asked to be reflective
"How far we've come," they marvel "since the days of Rosa Parks
"Though scars of past injustice on black psyches still leave marks."

(Although I've often wondered why we always call them blacks
When lovely shades of mocha give protections my skin lacks
I burn and peel then burn again. I blame this Irish skin
And please don't get me started 'bout these freckles on my chin.)

So, at least for me, though I believe I speak for most
This election whites weren't focused on racism's ghost
Iraq and the economy and not Obama's race
(Or the fact his ears stick too far out beside his face)

Determined for the bulk of us which way we'd cast our vote
And Tuesday a few weeks ago the people sailed that boat
I hope that finally all will get beyond our ugly past
That all these warm and fuzzy fellowship emotions last

That hyphens have no place here now. We're first American
That there's no need for us to fight the Civil War again.
So sail on Ship of State and lead us in to calmer waters
Where character not color judges all your sons and daughters.

[Srbo]

One of the best threads ever.

Thank you.

:smile2:

[MrsSmeej]

:blush: Thank you Srbo.

Seems rumor has it Hillary's about to be selected
Secretary of State by the new guy we've elected
They're busy vetting Bill these days 'cause no-one's really sure
If he (who chases every skirt) can manage to stay pure

I blame Doris Goodwin and her book about Abe Lincoln
A Cabinet of rivals seems to be what Barack's thinkin'
Surrounded by these people - I wonder if Obama
Is really ready to put up with all the Clinton drama?

It isn't only "Billary" there's also Raum Emanuel
They say on Being Partisan it's he who wrote the manual
And Lawrence Sumner? Robert Reich? They're all familiar faces
Resemblances to Clinton's team bear more than some few traces

There's still some cause to hope this isn't Clinton 2.0
That Obama means to hit the ground already set to go
Treasury looks good and he's decided to keep Gates
And have a steady presence in these wars our country hates

He's had meetings with McCain, who came off looking stiff
As if he feared Obama's team would push him off a cliff
That's really not the guy he is. McCain is rather fun.
(More than once the Admiral heard reports about his son)

But he's the kind of enemy I wish Obama's team
Would focus all their efforts on recruiting for their dream
Of forging an alliance of us people in the middle
To face our problems now while they're still relatively little

'Cause if you listen - like I do - to folks on NPR
They've barely managed not to panic - at least not so far
Who knows, perhaps with Clintons for the right-wing to attack
He's hoping he can get to work while they take all the flack. :biggrin2:

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

'Nuther gem, thankee, MrsSmeej!

Long days and pleasant nights

[Cowboy]

Good stuff Mrs. Smeej

[MrsSmeej]

One of the best threads ever.

Thank you.

:smile2:


Hi,

'Nuther gem, thankee, MrsSmeej!

Long days and pleasant nights


Good stuff Mrs. Smeej

Thank you gents.:love: You are too kind.
With Suessilitis on my mind
I find that I'm compelled to share
Each rhyme or else pull out my hair

But I must warn you once again
This stuff is catchy - Trust me friend
Perhaps you all should turn and flee
I wouldn't want you sick like me. :eek2: :biggrin2:

[Anni M]

How Very nice!
A thread of rhymes
is certainly
no waste of time!

:grinning:

[LadyHitchhiker]

Doorhinge rhymes with orange ;)

[MrsSmeej]

Suessilitis, I believe, at last, has run its course
In fact the Red Sox proved to be its underlying source
There's only a few traces left. Some symptoms linger on
But the fever pitch of baseball rhyming suddenly is gone

Instead my thoughts are all about the coming Christmas season
(It's not as if New England's Pats have given me a reason
To rhyme lightheartedly. 'Bout what? Our poor Tom Brady's knee?
Our season's not that funny... It's the stuff of tragedy. :sad:

We're up. We're down. The Steelers crushed us last night in the rain
The roller coaster ride we're on has caused me stomach pain
It's not like it was last year. Now my husband is the one
Who's Giants have enjoyed all the 11 games they've won :glare:

They beat the Redskins yesterday. 'Twas also cold and wet
The Giants - behind Eli - marched across my T.V. set
Plaxico was missing on the sidelines for his team
On Friday night he shot himself by accident 'twould seem

Now once again Tom Coughlin must decide just what he'll do
Does a bullet through the leg mean Plaxico is through?
Injuries have plagued my team. We can identify
'Though - unlike us - it's not as if the Giants need the guy

We haven't given up on Cassel or our play-offs dream
Gillette was packed with fellow true believers in the team
And last night in the freezing rain and sleet the fans all came
I've seen teams with indoor fields who couldn't say the same.) :eyebrow:

But football doesn't lend itself as well as baseball could
To frequent rhymes and sports god rants. Besides, I really should
Get started on the chores that Christmas season always brings
Like; shopping, baking, entertaining, decorating things.

Maybe that's the reason why the rhymes no longer flow
There's too much to be done to take the time to worry though
Now they're gone I miss them. Boy, I never thought I would.
That reminds me, I've still got to stack that cord of wood

Okay, I've blathered on enough. It's time I got to work
Stop going on and on about this nonsense like some jerk
I'll check in when I can and catch up when I have some time
But, much to your relief I'm sure, it probably won't rhyme. :biggrin2:

[Kim L.]

But football doesn't lend itself as well as baseball could
To frequent rhymes and sports god rants. Besides, I really should
Get started on the chores that Christmas season always brings
Like; shopping, baking, entertaining, decorating things.

Maybe that's the reason why the rhymes no longer flow
There's too much to be done to take the time to worry though
Now they're gone I miss them. Boy, I never thought I would.
That reminds me, I've still got to stack that cord of wood

Okay, I've blathered on enough. It's time I got to work
Stop going on and on about this nonsense like some jerk
I'll check in when I can and catch up when I have some time
But, much to your relief I'm sure, it probably won't rhyme. :biggrin2:

If you're not completely through
the Oakland Raiders could sure use you

[MrsSmeej]

If you're not completely through
the Oakland Raiders could sure use you

:eek2:

I wish that I could help you Kim because I feel your pain
But, sadly, Oakland's season is already down the drain
(Besides, it's not as if these rhymes have helped out for my Pats
Despite some really high Matt Cassel passing yardage stats.)

Your loss to Kansas City hurt and things aren't looking bright
The Raiders don't match up well 'gainst The Chargers Thursday night
And then you face New England and you'll have to pardon me
If on the 14th I hope my team gets the victory.

We've had our keisters handed to us quite a lot this year
And, just like you in Oakland, we've not had much cause to cheer
With injuries at every turn my team has had it rough
And frequent prayers to sports gods just don't seem to be enough

I'll grant you that you've had it worse. The Raiders have lost 9 :eek2:
Which means that your team has lost almost twice as much as mine
If it gives any comfort (and I really hope it does)
The pain you're feeling right now is still less than my pain was

When last year we were perfect up until the bitter end.
The Giants snatched it all away and that hurts worse my friend
One minute we were favorites and the next we'd lost it all
When, somehow, in the end-zone, our receiver dropped the ball.

To have it all come crashing down in flames like my team did
Breaks your heart and leaves you sobbing like some little kid
Be thankful that they've spared you that and you don't have to wait
I'm sorry Kim - I cannot help your Raiders. It's too late.

:blush: oops...

In reading back I find that I sound selfish as can be
And, once again, I offer my sincere apology
The Pats have won 3 Titles which my mood can always gladden
While you guys haven't done that since the glory days of Madden.

:eek2:

[MrsSmeej]

The naughty list that Santa has just grew by one more name
At least that's what my eldest said - though would you say the same?
'Cause I have boys who right now swear that I'm the world's worst Mom
And gladly share the sentiment, destroying household calm; :oo:

"Please Mom - I've got to have it. All the other kids have one..."
The first shot in the battle I'm now fighting with my son.
:mad2:"Forget it! You don't love me and it's clear that you don't care
I'll be the most unpopular of all the others there...

"You've always liked my brother best. You never cared for me
And you have never, ever tried at all my side to see
I won't do my homework or help out with any chore
And I'll keep right on arguing 'til you can't take no more...

"You asked if I'd be jumping off some bridge if others did
And weren't too happy when I said 'Of course! Like any kid.'
I warn you! I'll be trouble 'less I get an Air Soft gun
So I can run around and shoot my other friends for fun."

:eek2:

Perhaps he's right because right now he's not my favorite child
My steadfast, flat refusal drives him absolutely wild
You'd think that I was beating him... I'm thinking I should start
This teenage angst and anger stuff is tearing us apart

He used to like me quite a lot - But lately, not so much
He leaves the room when I walk in and scorns my slightest touch
You want to know the reason why I won't when others did?
Remember Christmas Story and "You'll shoot your eye out kid"?:belch:

I know that's what would happen. I can see it clear as day
And I won't spend the money for the $100 bucks co-pay
So I don't care - There's not a shot I'm buying him a gun
He'll have to find some other way to hang out and have fun.
:glare:

[Kim L.]

"You asked if I'd be jumping off some bridge if others did
And weren't too happy when I said 'Of course! Like any kid.'
I warn you! I'll be trouble 'less I get an Air Soft gun
So I can run around and shoot my other friends for fun."[/I]

:eek2:

Perhaps he's right because right now he's not my favorite child
My steadfast, flat refusal drives him absolutely wild
You'd think that I was beating him... I'm thinking I should start
This teenage angst and anger stuff is tearing us apart

He used to like me quite a lot - But lately, not so much
He leaves the room when I walk in and scorns my slightest touch
You want to know the reason why I won't when others did?
Remember Christmas Story and "You'll shoot your eye out kid"?:belch:

I know that's what would happen. I can see it clear as day
And I won't spend the money for the $100 bucks co-pay
So I don't care - There's not a shot I'm buying him a gun
He'll have to find some other way to hang out and have fun.
:glare:

"You'll shoot your eye out" was my first thought
When you named the gun he sought
Cheer up! The teenage angst will end
A few years hence he'll be your friend

[Anni M]

Orange and silver no real rhyme Lozenge a half rhyme.....

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/orange
Strange is :biggrin2: half a rhyme too...

[MrsSmeej]

Strange is :biggrin2: half a rhyme too...

:biggrin2:
Oranges is hard to rhyme, although I think you're right
But, as I've said, I'm lazy and decided not to fight.
Now I stick to rhyming schemes both trivial and trite.
What can I say? It's easier and helps to keep it light.



...Cheer up! The teenage angst will end
A few years hence he'll be your friend

:eek2: Do you promise?

Could someone please explain to me why children won't wear coats?
I've tried everything... I've even sent their teachers notes.
By now they have enough stuff stashed away at school somewhere;
Sweatshirts, coats and hats and gloves and thermal outerwear,

I can't imagine how they get their locker doors to close.
I'm telling you, at home here, we are running out of clothes.
Each morning they have jackets when we send them off to school
But never have them coming back. We're told that "They're not cool."

:glare: I think they've missed the point because, I promise you, it's cold.
The other day I picked them up and left there feeling old...
Some other mother's son was wearing shorts! 'Twas 10 degrees!
His lips were blue. I can't believe the dumb kid didn't freeze

I guess that that's what bothers me the most, if truth I'd tell;
The other mothers watching as my dumb kids heed the bell
And walk across the parking lot in short sleeves and some jeans.
They're thinking my kids find themselves on sick lists - Not on Dean's.

:oops:

[Kim L.]

Could someone please explain to me why children won't wear coats?
I've tried everything... I've even sent their teachers notes.
By now they have enough stuff stashed away at school somewhere;
Sweatshirts, coats and hats and gloves and thermal outerwear,

I can't imagine how they get their locker doors to close.
I'm telling you, at home here, we are running out of clothes.
Each morning they have jackets when we send them off to school
But never have them coming back. We're told that "They're not cool."

:glare: I think they've missed the point because, I promise you, it's cold.
The other day I picked them up and left there feeling old...
Some other mother's son was wearing shorts! 'Twas 10 degrees!
His lips were blue. I can't believe the dumb kid didn't freeze

I guess that that's what bothers me the most, if truth I'd tell;
The other mothers watching as my dumb kids heed the bell
And walk across the parking lot in short sleeves and some jeans.
They're thinking my kids find themselves on sick lists - Not on Dean's.

:oops:

It's not just kids; I've seen adults in coats
and scarves wrapped warm across their throats
wearing shorts and sandals while complaining
that they're freezing--no sh*t, it's raining!

[aussiewonder]

Sorry but rhythming does not come naturally to me,
Just wanting all to know, this thread's as cute as it can be!:blush:



I will be back to read your posts,just lurking not rhythming.and they all said THANKYA!

[MrsSmeej]

Sorry but rhythming does not come naturally to me,
Just wanting all to know, this thread's as cute as it can be!:blush:



I will be back to read your posts,just lurking not rhythming.and they all said THANKYA!

Thank you Aussiewonder but don't sell yourself so short
I thought the rhyme was lovely in your earlier retort
I'm glad that you'll be lurking but I hope you'll post some more
If talent was required here, I'd soon be shown the door.

The news today in politics is, sad to say, not good
As scandal rocks the President-elect's old neighborhood
The Governor of Illinois just tried to sell the seat
Obama had as Senator before McCain's defeat

The idiot was caught on tape soliciting a bid
He wanted jobs and money. Then the Feds blew off the lid
For 3 years they'd been watching him. They even tapped his phone
Stupidity and arrogance caught clearly in his tone

Contempt for all the voters? Yup. This guy sank to new lows
He even threatened, if not paid, a hospital to close
A hospital for children, I might add. It's just too much
With this guy Tiny Tim had better hold tight to his crutch

:glare:

He's not the only one who's lately evidenced their greed
In Boston we have 2 Reps caught on tape in evil deed
It seems that politicians want to make it all too easy
For late night monologues about how politics is sleazy.

:sad:

I started out to write a rhyme both topical and funny
About how politics don't mix too well with dirty money
Instead, I've half convinced myself that you can buy a soul
That all our Representatives come with a begging bowl

And then there is my other half which still holds on to hope
That, when Obama gets his turn, he'll have the means to cope
I think he can. I think he can... Or, so I daily pray
If not my friend, I guarantee, we all will have to pay.

:eek2:

[MrsSmeej]

:glare:

I'm feeling "Bah humbug"ish... Like my heart's 3 times too small
After my most recent Christmas shopping at the mall
The stores were full of shoppers. The decorations? Hung.
And more than 1 or 2 "fa la la la"s were being sung.

I hate to sound so Scrooge-like. Related to the Grinch
But I would like to give that rude store clerk a nasty pinch
It's not my fault she hates her job of dealing with a crowd
Or that her store plays Christmas carols way too freakin' loud

It's not as if I want to spend my time inside this place
What little Christmas cheer I had has vanished without trace
Why can't Santa bring the gifts like when I was a child?
The thought of still more shopping drives me absolutely wild

I think this year the presents found beneath my lighted tree
Will have to come from other folks 'cause it will not be me
Who fights the crowds and stands in line to purchase all this stuff
The kids want a computer but I think their luck is tough

Oh, where's the silent night and promised peace of Christmas time?
It may preside at other homes, but certainly not mine
Oh God! The lights I bought and hung around my tinseled tree?
Well, don't look now but I could swear they just blinked back at me.

:eek2:

[MrsSmeej]

Saturday - 1:30 PM

Ice storms in the Northeast knocked out power at my house
A million others too, I heard. I guess I shouldn't grouse.
The romance of a fireplace, though lovely, still grows old.
And upstairs, where the bedrooms are? It's really freezing cold.

At least I've gas for cooking things (if they'll cook in a pot)
Soup and instant oatmeal are the things that we've had hot
The stuff in the refrigerator's out, or so I'm told
The door stays shut to keep the frozen food that's in there cold.

At this point though I might as well just open up the thing
Grab the food, get in the car, and to my brother's bring
Everything and join the group. There's 14 in the fold
'Cause he's the only one with lights and here it's pretty cold

He's further south. The rest of us are stuck in the same boat
When Mr. S. gets back I will be telling him my vote
Though last night, true, we toughed it out. I think it's time we rolled
The temperature's still dropping fast.:eek2: It's already way too cold.

We've quilts aplenty here at home to huddle 'neath at night
And there, with 14 others, sleeping quarters will be tight.
We've asked the boys about it - their opinions' duly polled;
They've also opted out of here. It's really gods-damned cold.

Tuesday - 7:15 AM

Okay! We're back, 'though school's still out, our power's finally on
I hope that all was well with you and yours while we were gone
That you, like we, found shelter with your family from the storm
But mostly you, like me my friends, are finally feeling warm. :grinning:

[Kim L.]

Saturday - 1:30 PM

Ice storms in the Northeast knocked out power at my house
A million others too, I heard. I guess I shouldn't grouse.
The romance of a fireplace, though lovely, still grows old.
And upstairs, where the bedrooms are? It's really freezing cold.

At least I've gas for cooking things (if they'll cook in a pot)
Soup and instant oatmeal are the things that we've had hot
The stuff in the refrigerator's out, or so I'm told
The door stays shut to keep the frozen food that's in there cold.

At this point though I might as well just open up the thing
Grab the food, get in the car, and to my brother's bring
Everything and join the group. There's 14 in the fold
'Cause he's the only one with lights and here it's pretty cold

He's further south. The rest of us are stuck in the same boat
When Mr. S. gets back I will be telling him my vote
Though last night, true, we toughed it out. I think it's time we rolled
The temperature's still dropping fast.:eek2: It's already way too cold.

We've quilts aplenty here at home to huddle 'neath at night
And there, with 14 others, sleeping quarters will be tight.
We've asked the boys about it - their opinions' duly polled;
They've also opted out of here. It's really gods-damned cold.

Tuesday - 7:15 AM

Okay! We're back, 'though school's still out, our power's finally on
I hope that all was well with you and yours while we were gone
That you, like we, found shelter with your family from the storm
But mostly you, like me my friends, are finally feeling warm. :grinning:

A relief to hear your power's on despite the frigid weather
And you made it safely to your home and your family's together
The Northeast has my sympathy--Northwest and Midwest too
In Cali, we've some chilly rain, no more than what we're due

[MrsSmeej]

I gave up Coke for New Years. It is harder than you'd think
Considering that Coca Cola is my favorite drink
I used to drink a lot of it... 2 liters every day.
It made me pretty fat, at least that's what the doctors say.

I'm searching for a new drink that can now replace my Coke
I tried Diet Pepsi and it near to made me choke.
I know there's always water and I'm drinking lots of it
But I had no idea I'd find the Coke so hard to quit.

Vodka, whiskey, rum, and gin could maybe fill the bill
But I'm no longer young and heavy drinking makes me ill
Besides, if I should start to drink hard liquor, I suspect
My doctors and my family would probably object

Of course, there's always wine - both red and white, though not rose'
Merlot, Cab Sav, Shiraz, and that old standby, Chardonnay
I read somewhere it's good for you - especially the red...
I'll have to watch my intake to avoid an aching head.

It's still not Coke but it will do for something else to sip
Keeping resolutions means that now I have to skip
That carbonated, caramel-colored beverage that I crave.
Just because I've quit it doesn't mean that I'll be brave...

I intend to whine and moan and snivel on and on
Now my Coca Cola drinking pleasure is all gone
But if these pounds don't suddenly begin to melt away
I'm pretty sure my resolute position's bound to fray

:eek2:

[MrsSmeej]

:eek2:

I'm struggling with cravings and a thirst that can't be quenched
I dreamed of drinking Coke last night, then woke up... I was drenched
It may have been hot flashes but I think that it was not
'Twas thoughts of ice cold Coke that made my body feel so hot

It's been a week since I have sipped a tall, cold glass of Coke.
The pounds have not been dropping off. More cigarettes I smoke.
I can't see how it's good for me to suffer in this way
And, as of now, it seems as if this craving's here to stay.

There are no A.A. meetings that can help me not to drink
As thoughts of Coca Cola send me sliding towards the brink
The precipice of failure looms. I fear that I shall fall
Lured on by the fizzing sound of soda's siren call

Just one glass. What could it hurt? And, who would ever know?
These sneaky thoughts keep creeping in. I'm fighting them, although
Discipline, will power, and the strength to just say NO...?
Good qualities, I'll grant you. Sadly, I don't have them, so

At this point I am about to quit on quitting Coke
A few more days I'd give it - tops - before resolve is broke
I'm weak, I know. I have no guts and lack the proper stuff
I never thought that quitting Coke could ever be this tough.

:eek2:

[Kim L.]

:eek2:

I'm struggling with cravings and a thirst that can't be quenched
I dreamed of drinking Coke last night, then woke up... I was drenched
It may have been hot flashes but I think that it was not
'Twas thoughts of ice cold Coke that made my body feel so hot

It's been a week since I have sipped a tall, cold glass of Coke.
The pounds have not been dropping off. More cigarettes I smoke.
I can't see how it's good for me to suffer in this way
And, as of now, it seems as if this craving's here to stay.

There are no A.A. meetings that can help me not to drink
As thoughts of Coca Cola send me sliding towards the brink
The precipice of failure looms. I fear that I shall fall
Lured on by the fizzing sound of soda's siren call

Just one glass. What could it hurt? And, who would ever know?
These sneaky thoughts keep creeping in. I'm fighting them, although
Discipline, will power, and the strength to just say NO...?
Good qualities, I'll grant you. Sadly, I don't have them, so

At this point I am about to quit on quitting Coke
A few more days I'd give it - tops - before resolve is broke
I'm weak, I know. I have no guts and lack the proper stuff
I never thought that quitting Coke could ever be this tough.

:eek2:

I'm hooked on Diet Coke,
No shadow of a doubt
It's got this fine synthetic taste
I cannot live without

It's great with lime, it's best with ice
MrsSmeej, I feel your pain
Come to the dark side, Elizabeth
It doesn't cause weight gain

[MrsSmeej]

:eyebrow:

Diet Coke? Now there's a thought... I'll have to check it out.
For, at this point, I fear that there's no longer any doubt
I lack the fortitude of butter faced with a hot knife
I'm lucky to have friends like you to help with stress and strife.

:love:

[MrsSmeej]

Massachusetts, lately's seen its share (or maybe more)
Of crooked politicians - Just in case you're keeping score...
Even Illinois can't claim the numbers that we do
Although, it seems to me, their Governor should count for 2.
:glare:
I saw him chatting on The View and schmoozing on Today
I can't believe it but it seems the guy now seeks a way
To wriggle free from public scorn by flashing us a smile
While, back at home, he's missing out on his Impeachment trial
:glare:
Meanwhile, here in my state, yet another guy's resigned
Sal Dimasi joins the growing list of those who've dined
Like robber barons at the trough... And yes, I know I've mixed
My metaphors. You get my point. We have to get this fixed.
:sad:
My confidence in Government has taken grievous blows
The last 8 years were dreadful for this country - Heaven knows!
I hope Obama's efforts meet success and we begin
To pay attention, get involved, and clean the mess we're in.
:eek2:

[JRLauer]

No apology is necessary.

[Agincourt Concierge]

Mrs Smeej i forgot u r a Boston woman
So wine will not have that buzz a-pullin'
So got to some boil-a-makers and a case of sam adams
with your sisters , friends or madams!

You saying women from Boston are hard-boozing, floozy, madams....???

Okay....I'm good with that one.... :biggrin2:

[MrsSmeej]

The groundhog saw his shadow and the forecast here's for snow
And we are running out of space for our plow guy to go.
The snowdrifts he's already plowed loom high above my head
Our two car space may soon become a single space instead.

I know it's only Groundhog Day and much too soon to hope
That we won't have a lot more snow with which we'll have to cope
:eek2: We gave up on the sidewalk... It's a solid sheet of ice.
And lately I've been thinking somewhere warmer would be nice...

I need a beach where men with trays serve cocktails on the sand
If you ask me this winter crap has gotten out of hand.
I know that snow's the price we pay for living way up here,
But 6 more weeks of winter? My garage will disappear. :eek2:

[rjt65]

Yah so am I :eek2::biggrin2:



You saying women from Boston are hard-boozing, floozy, madams....???

Okay....I'm good with that one.... :biggrin2:

[rjt65]

When I looked back in this thread I saw a lot of posts
And though most are from from Mrs Smeej Kim L jumped in so lets give her a toast
With another forecast of snow I feel Mrs' smeej's pain
Just turned February and with really 2+ months left of snow the snowblower firms stock will gain

I have forsaken the snowblower as some winters we have no snow
Space is at a premium in my garage so no more room to blow
So last year we had mostly 40 degree days and 30's in nights
Again my shovels would be enuf for me to clean up the snow and fight

I see Mrs smeej is struggling to live up her New Years resolution
Coca-cola the demon is to slay and what a revolution
All soda they now say is bad for you better to drink H20
Or like you said a glass or 2 of red like merlot

Sangiovese, shiraz, Pinot Noir and Cabernet S are the choice for me
out of the 7 days of the week with dinner i have red wine on ~3
When the doc has warned my BP was to high I got worried
I started eating more fruit and cheese for lunch and doin' the wine and now my BP issue seems buried

In moderation everything is ok
But if Imoved onto drinking too much wine the good results would go away
so carry on mr smeej and soon a new daily focus will take over you
Spring training soon with the new mighty again Yankee team to make you blue! ;-)

[MrsSmeej]

:eek2:

My symptoms have lately been changing
The rhyme scheme has been rearranging
It's worse than at first
With limericks I'm cursed
It's the fire for pan I'm exchanging.

:eek2:

[MrsSmeej]

:blush:

17 March 2009

It used to be - Saint Patrick's Day - I always celebrated,
Raising glasses, drinking pints until inebriated.
Singing 'bout those Drunken Nights and 7 Poor Old Ladies
Velvet Bands, Colonial Boys... But that was in the '80s

I sang of Unicorns, green alligators, long neck geese...
Then grabbed my keys, got in the car, and prayed for no police. :eek2:
It's not the same as once it was when from the pub I'd crawl
It hasn't been for many years... Not since my sons were small.

These days I just boil the food and play The Clancy Brothers
Make sure that the boys wear green, like other Irish mothers.
I've grown too old to find much fun in standing cheek to jowl
Yet I sure miss the way an Irish fiddle seemed to howl...

For, though my iPod's loaded up, still Apple can't contrive
Technology to replicate the sound of something live.
But "It's no, nay, never, no more do I play the Wild Rover
No, never" anymore. But, if you're Irish come on over.

Or, if (like me in younger days) you plan to drink too much,
Find a friend who doesn't drink and designate them such.
Buy them Cokes or coffees. Keep them happy! Let them drive.
The best part of Saint Patrick's Day is getting home alive.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day everyone. :love: