Category Archives: Humor

Hair Today

  A Bit ‘o Whimsy HAIR TODAY So sensuous is she, so alluring. Mysterious; is she a courtesan Or a black widow spider? Either Way, her presence sucks you in And fills you with desire; your Feelings couldn’t go much … Continue reading

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I GOT THE GOUT H. W. Bryce I got the gout, I got the wheeze, I got the – bless me, I gots tuh sneeze— I get pneumonie quite with eaze I’m gettin’ old, if you please. Well I don’t … Continue reading

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It Rained today

IT RAINED TODAY H. W. Bryce It rained today. It rained yesterday. And the day before that. Forecast: It will rain tomorrow. Our version Of the monsoon season? ’Fraid not, Just our temperate climate, influenced By the Gulf Stream up … Continue reading

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Stuck on Daddy’s Old Model T

= Stuck on Daddy’s Old Model T There I was, facing a bald open field, Chilled on a cold hoar-frosty day, Hunting for the enemy scouting group When I spotted a copse in the dip.   I half ran, half … Continue reading

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I fooled her and startled the star

  I fooled her and startled the star I fooled her and startled the star. We were on holiday. We reached Ottawa. Loved the place. Favourite spot: the grand, unbelievable library, inside and out, of the Parliament buildings. This is … Continue reading

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The Gotta Gottas

  THE GOTTA GOTTAS How I wish the gotta gottas would jest get up and git, Making me so mad I just gotta spit, Oh to have a break in the relentless gotta dos, Why I tell you, it’s enough … Continue reading

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Inner Critic: Writers and Carers

  Inner Critic: Writers and Carers Writers especially have an inner critic. Inner critics are never satisfied. They continually plague the writer’s mind with questions, questions, question, what ifs, doubts… So it is for care givers. Many and many a … Continue reading

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