MY DOCTOR SAYS

 

My doctor says

I have been in continent,

But I don't know

 

I can’t remember

But if the doctor is right

Then where did I go?

21st CENTURY NURSERY RHYMES # 135

 

Corporal Tim

Was dressed so trim,

He thought them all afraid of him;

But sad to say,

The very first day,

We had a fight,

He died alright,

For lack of equipment, poor Corporal Tim

ARE YOU WEARING AMERICAN PANTS?

 

Are you wearing American Pants?

I’m sorry I didn’t mean to scoff

But I’ve heard about American pants

Just one yank and their off

SHEEPISH CONVERSE

 

A sheep bleats in the twilight

As day drifts into night

So, I responded in like wise

Much to my wife’s surprise

“Why on earth did you just bleat?

You’re not a bloody sheep”

I replied, “I am not of the country

So, it simply occurred to me

That in my humble view

It was the polite thing to do”

SALISBURY VIEW

 

The late September sun

Bathed the water meadow

As sheep graze the lammas

In stark relief against the blue

Like a great golden arrow

The spire points heavenward

LOW EXPECTATIONS

 

I find that in my life

Low expectations are advised

Because I am rarely disappointed

And often quite surprised

MEMORY MAN

 

I remember the words

To every number one

Since 1968

Every single one

But for some reason,

Not that anyone cares,

I can’t remember why

I walked up the stairs