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OH NO !

I've got to go on a crash diet
  and grow a head of hair
  whatever works, well I shall try it
  to stop my head from being bare

I need to trim my mustache neat
  and shave 'most every day
  and again, watch what I eat
  so some of me will go away

Trim the hair in ears and nose
  clip nails on fingers and on toes
  use drops to allay blood-shot eyes
  work out the jiggle in my thighs

Can't do much about my limp
  but everybody knows I'm gimp
  I'll go to dentist, he'll bequeth
  some of that stuff that whitens teeth

I need to buy some new clothes too
  my old wardrobe ? it just won't do
  and get new shoes to cover feet
  transformation needs to be complete

Got to do this all real fast
  remaining time will not long last
  why worry 'bout how fast time passes?
  my better half is getting glasses !


— scribbler, Jun 15, 2010

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Region, Country: South Carolina, United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Frost, Burns, Longfellow, Poe, and Johnson. I guess you've noticed these are all past masters. Other than folks on site I don't read any contemporary poets .

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Lonnie

15 years 11 months ago

LMAO!!! This is Great!!!

Scribbler, You've really slain me with this gem! I love everything about it, the way it speaks to the ear, the visual images it conjures up, and, most of all, it's laugh-out-loud humor! Bravo!
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scribbler

15 years 11 months ago

oh no

Thanks so much Lonnie!based poem on teasing wife that I was afraid to let her get new glasses as she would be able to see ME too well.Gotta get back to something serious while I still remember how lol!Appreciate your kind words and support for this beginner.........scribbler
xena465

xena465

15 years 11 months ago

Hey Babe

There's no need to change anything about you. Your lovely just the way you are. And when your wife gets her new glasses, she gona lov ya all the more. Like Lonnie said "Great laugh out loud humour"...Brilliant write. Xena Quote: Science is what you know; philosophy is what you don't know. - Bertrand Russell
lou

lou

15 years 11 months ago

Funny .....

Funny !!!! that is all I can say. lou xx
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scribbler

15 years 11 months ago

oh no

thats all it was intended to be.thanks for dropping in
mand

mand

15 years 11 months ago

A good fun poem - I’m

A good fun poem - I'm showing it to my husband cos he's been put on a diet by the doc, I'm proud of him because it's hard work but he's sticking at it. Another funny down to earth write. Love Mand xxxx So the stanza's match you could - as a suggestion - swop round lines 2 and 3 of the first two verses.
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scribbler

15 years 11 months ago

oh no

thanks for read and suggestions.I'll see if I can rework for easier read........scribbler
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shirley harrison

15 years 11 months ago

L:O:L well done Stan!

what a beautiful light hearted poem, i love this and i was beginning to see a glymps of little red riding hood in this one up until the end, what with all the hair,The "wolf" and the new wardrobe! for the cape! wonderful work! much love shirley harrison
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scribbler

15 years 11 months ago

oh no

Thanks Shirley,glad you enjoyed it........scribbler
hobo

hobo

15 years 11 months ago

hahahaha

This is really good stuff my friend, sad to say I am getting that age where all of these things make sense to me haha. funny read
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scribbler

15 years 11 months ago

oh no

thanks hobo.anybody can look presentable at 20, takes effort at 56lol......scribbler
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pleiades

15 years 11 months ago

i do like to start my day

i do like to start my day with a laugh ...so a big thank you for that! had a wide smile on my face the whole way through reading this... got a bit wider when i read these lines "and again, watch what I eat so some of me will go away" a universal lament methinks such good [read funny] visuals in this bounced along at a jaunty pace... very easy to read cheers p
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scribbler

15 years 11 months ago

oh no

Glad to bring a smile to your face, and thanks for read and time to comment.....scribbler