“Wiley Coyote” is he,
Angling for sympathy…
Especially women
Who see his light dimming,
Sometimes that could be me!
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–Jonathan Caswell
THE OLD TRICKSTER
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DREADED MOUTH BREATHER!
DREADED MOUTH BREATHER!
(New parody lyrics to THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS)
I’m a Dreaded Breather By Mouth
But don’t run in fear,
I just don’t “Breathe-Right”
So says commercials here…
I wear C-PAP nose pillows
So there is no room
For fancy nose opener strips
They want me to consume!
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They say my frequent dry mouth
When waking is a sign,
I need to order product
To fix this fault of mine…
I’m expected to play doctor
without the pretty girl,
Do if I have the money
I should give this stuff a whirl.
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My “No-Risk” money guarantee
Assures me a whole lot
That if something goes really wrong
My money back I’ve got…
And then it’s lawyers’ holiday
If by chance I should die,
Contributing to science
The reasons why!
–Jonathan Caswell
ANOTHER CRAZY DREAM
ANOTHER CRAZY DREAM
(Tune: “The Yellow Rose of Texas”)
I had another dream last night
With all its dirt and grime,
I dreamt I was back in Boy Scouts
But lost in the mists of time…
I was already an adult
Or so it seemed to me,
Being heckled all the time for what
I never could see.
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My bully neighbors were in beds
Right next to mine,
With cameras and snide remarks
I was in firing line…
One managed to get me hitting him
To make a better case,
So I would be tossed right out
And denied my space!
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We went over to showers
Past rats and evil folk,
The heckling never let up–
Until my spirit broke…
I splashed one guy and managed
To give my soap away,
The scenes kept changing onward til
Awakening into day!
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I don’t know how I got in there
But my childhood comes to mind,
Needing to work out frustrations
To which I’m rarely blind…
That awareness to those being used
May come handy some day,
But I’m glad I woke up when I did
Before being sent away!
–Jonathan Caswell
SOLILOQUY SING-ALONG
SOLILOQUY SING-ALONG
Gave a copy of “SNOW TOTALS”
To a poetry fan friend…
She didn’t remember the tune I’d used,
Some help I could gladly extend.
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“The Yellow Rose of Texas”
We then began to croon…
It didn’t take long for the song
To get in rhythm and tune.
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She said it was the first time
We’d sung together these words…
Or anything else, we let out our belts
And sang to rival the birds!!!!
–Jonathan Caswell
NOTHING LIKE AN “ANGEL”
NOTHING LIKE AN “ANGEL”
(Sung to “The Yellow Rose of Texas”)
There’s nothing like an angel
Who stops by with treats,
Appearing at the doorway
With a bagful of good eats…
We take your saltless tater chips
They suit us just fine,
Just pass along your “healthy stuff”
We’ll be the next in line!
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We met a living angel
At our apartment door,
He claimed he wasn’t ‘tother one
Who had dropped by before…
Who graciously left pasta
When we were in hard times,
But this one had a smile so big
His heart had sim’lar lines!
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We bless him for his graciousness
And thanks unto our Lord,
Who sends by various “angels”
When we need hope restored…
So thankful for the angels
He sends by our way,
Whether they have two legs or four
They brighten up our day! 🙂
–Jonathan Caswell
WATER PILL WOBBLE
WATER PILL WOBBLE
(“Yellow Rose of Texas”)
He got his medications
With double water pills,
Flushing out his fluid
Will take care of his ills…
With water weight reducing
He’ll easier breathe,
So he’ll not have to quickly
Make out a will to bequeath!
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He’s feeling rather wonderful
As he runs for the pot,
Cloresterol reduction
Is not all that he’s got…
All this extra exercise
Is doing good as well,
As long as he wobbles
Carefully to avoid a spill!
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His doctors have him taking stuff
With scientific names,
But when they say the name brand
He thinks they’re playing games…
It’s him who must coordinate
Between health services,
So there’s no duplication
Of what the other says!
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He’s healthier but faces
Changing what he eats,
To not binge out on candy
Or salty tasty treats…
This is the hardest thing of all
But he’s got little choice,
He’s got to stop fooling himself
His doctors all voice!
–Jonathan Caswell
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