Poetry and Potpourri .... October 13-14, 2003

10-13-2003 | JustAmy, Mama_Bear and St.Louie1

[JustAmy]

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The Poetry Branch has been in limbo since the prior hostess left FreeRepublic April 15th 2003. We've since learned that said hostess has lost her posting privilege. That being the case, and Jim Robinson having given his ok, I wanted to renew the thread.

FreeRepublic is blessed with many fine poets, and we look forward to seeing their poems posted on FR once again. There were many non-poet FReepers who visited the Poetry Branch for the camaraderie; we hope they will return.

I would like to invite everyone to visit and relax at Poetry and Potpourri. Hopefully you will renew old acquaintances for chatting, sharing jokes, telling stories, posting cartoons, etc. Everyone needs a place to escape from the everyday news, make Poetry and Potpourri that place.

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The Belvedere's Guardian Wolf ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf.

[dansangel]

Hi (((((((Amy))))))))

Wanted to post a quick "hello" to you. Have a great evening!

[MEG33]

hehe

[JustAmy]

"What's your favorite things "

Hmmmm ..... What's my favorite things? Babies, kittens, puppies, chocolate; cashews, hummingbirds, butterflies and pink! LOL

Oooops I forgot .. FreeRepublic.
Am I weird or what?

[JustAmy]

LOL

Hey ..... I did get a nap today. Not telling you how many toys are in the floor, tho.

[JustAmy]

thank you, Victoria!!!

I'm ROFL.

[JustAmy]

It is so nice that you stopped by Poetry and Potpourri today.
Hope to see you again soon.

[Aquamarine]

[JustAmy]

My wife me a millionaire!


I was a multi-millionaire before we got married.

By ChiChi Rodriguez

[MEG33]

Frank,is that you ?LOL

[Jen]

Benny Hill. Too funny. I remember watching his show many years ago. Those little 'girl' pins are so cute, I may just have to order some for gifts for some of the wild women in my life (including me!!!). hahahahaha

[Jen]

You're not wierd at all Amy. Just substitute sunflower seeds for cashews though. Oh, and add Diet vanila Coke. And Rocky Road ice cream. And sparkly jewelry. And fast, red sports cars. And good looking, hunky guys. And football. That should do it. ;-)

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Amy! You're welcome. :-D

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Jen.

You're not wild. You're cute, hehehe.

[JustAmy]

Heh Heh Heh

JustAmy almost caught me ...... that is the reason for my typing error.

It should have been my wife made me a millionaire.

[JustAmy]

THE LONELY LITTLE BRAIN CELL

Once upon a time there was a female brain cell, which by mistake happened to end up in a man's head. She looked around nervously, but it was all empty and quiet.

Hello?" she cried, but no answer.

"Is there anyone here?" she cried a little louder, but still no answer.

Now the female brain cell started to feel alone and scared and yelled at the top of her voice "HELLO, IS THERE ANYONE HERE?"

Then she heard a faint voice from far, far away..................

"We're down here ...."

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Heh Heh Heh
Hey ..... I got another one posted. Hope she stays busy.

[MEG33]

ROFL!(we are good secret keepers)

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL!!!!!!! OK, I got it. I had to read it twice, LOL!!!

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL !!
'Forwarding, forwarding' ...

[JustAmy]

A very weird thing has happened. A strange old lady has moved into my house. I have no idea who she is, where she came from, or how she got in. I certainly didn't invite her. All I know is that one day she wasn't there, and the next day she was.

She's very clever. She manages to keep out of sight for the most part, but whenever I pass a mirror, I catch a glimpse of her there. And when I look into a mirror directly to check my appearance, suddenly she's hogging the whole thing, completely obliterating my gorgeous face and body.

It's very disconcerting. I've tried screaming at her to leave but she just screams back, grimacing horribly. She's really rather frightening. If she's going to hang around, the least she could do is offer to pay rent. But no luck.

Every once in a while I do find a couple of dollar bills on the kitchen counter, or some loose change on my bureau or on the floor, but that certainly isn't enough! In fact, though I don't like to jump to conclusions, I think she steals money from me regularly. I go to the ATM and withdraw a hundred dollars, and a few days later, it's gone! I certainly don't go through it that fast! So I can only conclude that the old lady pilfers it. You'd think she'd spend some of it on wrinkle cream. Lord knows, she needs it!

And the money isn't the only thing she's taking. Food seems to disappear at an alarming rate, especially the good stuff ... ice cream, cookies, candy. I just can't keep them in the house. She really has a sweet tooth. She should watch it too, as she's really putting on the pounds. I think she realizes that, and to make herself feel better, I know she is tampering with my scale so I'll think that I'm gaining weight, too.

For an old lady, she's really quite childish. She also gets into my closets when I'm not home and alters all my clothes. They're getting tighter every day.

Another thing I wish she'd stop messing with, is my files and the papers on my desk. I can't find a thing any more. This is particularly hard to deal with because I'm extremely neat and organized. But somehow, she manages to jumble everything up so nothing is where it's supposed to be.

Furthermore, when I program my VCR to tape something important, she fiddles with it after I leave the room so it records the wrong channel or shuts off completely.

She finds innumerable, imaginative ways to irritate me. She gets to my newspapers, magazines and mail before me and blurs all the print. Then she's done something sinister with the volume controls on my TV, radio, and phone. Now all I hear are mumbles and whispers.

She's also made my stairs steeper, my vacuum cleaner heavier, all my knobs and faucets hard to turn, and my bed higher so it's a real challenge to climb into and out of.

Furthermore, she gets to my groceries as soon as I shelve them and applies super glue to the tops of every jar and bottle so they're just about impossible to open. Is this any way to repay my hospitality?

I don't even get any respite at night. More than once her snoring has awakened me. I don't know why she can't do something about that. It's very unattractive.

And as if all this isn't bad enough, she is no longer confining her malevolence to the house. She's now found a way to sneak into my car with me and follow me wherever I go. I see her reflection in store windows as I pass, and she's taken all the fun out of clothes shopping because her penchant for monopolizing mirrors has extended to dressing rooms. When I try something on, she dons an identical outfit, which looks ridiculous on her. She then stands directly in front of me so I can't see how great it looks on me.

I thought she couldn't get any meaner than that, but yesterday she proved me wrong. She had the nerve to come with me when I went to have some passport pictures taken. She actually stepped in front of the camera just as the shutter clicked. Disaster! I have never seen such a terrible picture! How can I go abroad now? No customs official is ever going to believe that crone scowling from my passport is me.

She's walking on very thin ice. If she keeps this up, I swear, I'll put her in a home. On second thought, I shouldn't be too hasty. First, I think I'll check with the IRS and see if I can claim her as a dependent!

~ Rose Madeline Mula ~

[Alamo-Girl]

Precious poem! Thank you!!!