There was this old dude from Duluth
A bit grozzled and long in the tooth
He looked in the mirror
And shuddered in horror
And thought: when did I lose all my youth?
(To be continued)
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When I'm not in Massachusetts, you can find me following my muses hither and yon, shouting, "Hey, wait up!"
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you mean i gotta wait all week?!? smiles...hmm...wonder where you are going?
ReplyDeletePhoto inspired 160? I like it. Thanks for playing and have a solid Sunday.
ReplyDeleteOh it's a mini-series.. I like that!!
ReplyDeleteI've been feeling a little like the old dude from Duluth lately only in a woman kinda way!!
I love limericks and this was a good one!
ReplyDeletevery good one,
ReplyDeletewill be waiting to read next part.
Happy Monday!
Brian: Yup. Sorry. Stay tuned.
ReplyDeleteMM: Thanks for visiting.
Katherine: A mini-series for sure. And I share your empathy with the Old Dude. Like a vampire, I'm avoiding mirrors these days.
Mary: You're first to mention that it was a limerick. I was thinking I'd not succeeded with that part. Thanks!
Jingle: Thanks. Stay tuned.
http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/the-celebrate-poet-of-april-award-announcement-and-more/
ReplyDeleteThe Celebrate Poet of April Runner-up Award
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two more on the bottom....
Happy Tuesday!
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Reminds me of a lecture by Ram Dass. He held up his age-grizzled hand and said, "Look at this thing. Just look. All wrinkled and aged. If I thought that was me, I'd be horrified."
ReplyDeletei dont know what i am doing wrong, i left a comment on this on sunday but its not printed!!! I kind of saw a zombie looking a mirror wondering what had gone wrong...good 160 and looking forward to next part
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