A little easier on these old eyes

Melba Sibrel

Anybody else noticed? Warnings still there. But at least not so much orange font over washed-out periwinkle. So one last hurrah.
Yeah. I know. I suck as a poet.

Ode to Orange

Letters so bright
Bringing on fright
Of dismissal, dismemberment
Yet you gave me delight

For what will I chide?
From whom will I hide?
At which will I sneer?
Now you’re not near…

Farewell Orange Fonted Warning
Here, my orange band of mourning.

J.S. Gilbert

Outside my window a robin did sing
and with it the joy that only Spring can bring

I beckoned the bird come, with a crust of bread
and when it drew near I slammed the window on its head.

Ode to Sleeping In on A Spring Morning
--j.s. gilbert

Melba Sibrel · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008, 19:52 (GMT) Post subject:

That's what I'm talkin' about, baby!

Allen Brown · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008, 23:22 (GMT) Post subject:

lol

I heard a variation on that J.S.:
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A bird of white with a yellow bill
perched upon my windowsill.

I coaxed it close with crumbs of bread
and then I smashed it's little head.
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I recited that little gem on the radio one fine spring morning back when such a thing was a bit shocking. It drew a call to my boss from a very upset animal lover. I was summoned before my boss as he looked over his spectacles and said "What did you have there, Allen?" I said "Oh, it was nothing, nothing really, just a little poem." He dipped his head lower and peered over his specs and said "Well, go ahead, tell ME the poem." I found myself in the surreal position of reciting the stupid thing in his office...trying to mumble through it. When I finished, he didn't crack a smile, obviously enjoying watching me twist in the wind. He said, I"ll tell the lady that you apologized and didn't mean any harm, OK?"

Thanks for jogging my memory about "the poem."

Doug Parks · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008, 02:06 (GMT) Post subject:

I'm sitting here with 3 of my birds and laughed when I read it. Then I read it to Sunny, Paco & Daktari. They didn't laugh, but then again they probably can't relate because they're morning people.

Seriously, some people need to lighten up.