Tag Archives: Humor

Stuck on Daddy’s Old Model T

Posted on April 23, 2018 by admin

= 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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My Divorce

Posted on February 19, 2018 by admin

  MY DIVORCE   We were sweethearts , for life I did nothing without her I called her Sugar, she called my Honey She sweetened my life I got a kick out of her More than a good cigar We … Continue reading →

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Hey Folks – I’m Back!

Posted on February 12, 2018 by admin

From this… Hey Folks – I’m Back   Black Bond Books here have just informed me that my book Chasing a Butterfly “was one of our top 3 selling poetry books of 2017!”   Hurrah!   PS: I’ll be back … Continue reading →

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Cheshire Cat

Posted on October 6, 2017 by admin

  * This may strike you odd as a tribute, but anything can trigger a cherished memory – anything! So, today I choose the amusing over the maudlin. When the Cheshire Cat Comes to Visit When the Cheshire Cat comes … Continue reading →

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Grief – A Simple Theory

Posted on August 18, 2017 by admin

  Grief – A Simple Theory Nonsense Verse By HWB To accept acceptance takes an accepting ’tude. You have to strike an accepting mood. Sometimes to reject acceptance is just rude But you have to go through a long prelude, … Continue reading →

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I fooled her and startled the star

Posted on August 7, 2017 by admin

  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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Chasing but Late for dinner

Posted on July 7, 2017 by admin

  After the flurry of activity about Chasing a Butterfly,  I thought I should share a bit of it. So here is the first poem in my book Chasing a Butterfly: Chasing but LATE FOR DINNER She hosted a party, … Continue reading →

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