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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Humble ... Creative Challenge #266
There will always be those who are flamboyant
They choose to fly about seemingly at random
Their egocentric love of self is often quite blatant
Sometimes they travel alone sometime in tandem
They don’t use Twitter or Facebook to communicate
Their body language is the means to justify their ends
Their excursions far and wide often temp fate
Seldom do they apologize or make amends
It can be said their behavior seems inconsiderate
They go about their business acting brashly
But at least one I know is extremely moderate
You might even go so far to say he is a humble bee.
Tim D. Culey -2013-
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Colorful ... Creative Challenge #265
He was a giant of a man, this man among men
He weighed 425 and stood six feet ten
His arms were as big around as phone poles
But you never met a kinder or gentler soul.
Everybody called him “Smitty” though not his name
He swung large hammers before an open flame.
He was really quite the remarkable fellow
The flames burned hot when he worked the bellow.
When your horse needed to be shod
It was Smitty who was given the nod
If finally happened causing oh such woe
Smitty dropped an anvil right on his toe.
Smitty was a man of very few words
Carefully chosen so as not to sound absurd
Some thought him shy or maybe bashful
In his pain, his words became quite colorful.
Tim D. Culey -2013-
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Saturday, August 17, 2013
The Truth About Billie Joe
When Billie Joe McAlister was still quite young and growing up in Mississippi, he married a widow.
This widow had a grown daughter.
Billie Joe’s father fell in love with her, and soon they, too, were wed.
This made Billie Joe’s dad his son-in-law because he was married to Billie Jo’s daughter.
His daughter was his mother, because she was his father's wife.
To complicate the matter, he soon became the father of a bouncing baby boy whose name was Taylor, but was called “Bro” as was the fashion in Miss in those days.
His little baby then became a brother-in-law to his Dad, and so became Billie Jo’s uncle, and if he was his uncle, then that also made him brother of the widow's grown daughter, who, of course, was Billie Jo’s stepmother.
Billie Jo’s father's wife then had a son and he became Billie Jo’s grandchild, because he was his daughter's son.
Billie Jo’s wife is now his mother's mother, and although she is his wife, she's his grandmother, too.
Now if his wife is his grandmother, then he is her grandchild,
As husband of his grandmother, Billie Jo is his own grandpa!
When Bro Taylor first revealed this news, Billie Joe disappeared for some time to mull it over.
He ended up in Callahan’s Bar and discussed it with Jake and the others.
They were quite pleased and one by one toed the line, made a toast and tossed their glasses into the fireplace.
Billie Jo went back to Choctaw Ridge and discovered he had one of Callahan’s shot glasses in his pocket.
Carroll County was dry and he was afraid of what would happen if he were seen with it, so lacking a proper fireplace, he stepped up to the Tallahatchie Bridge … made a toast and tossed the glass into the river.
Later on, he discovered he still had the shot glass but his pocket watch was missing, so jumped off the bridge shouting “tempus fugit” to try to find his watch.
A witness to this misunderstood what he had shouted, and thinking he had said, “Semper Fidelus” enlisted him in the Marine Corps and he was promptly sent to Viet Nam.
The standard of living was so much better there than what it had been in Mississippi, he stayed there.
He operates a bar now in Ho Chi Minh City where the patrons are all of varying nationalities.
He has built a replica of the Tallahatchie Bridge just outside the bar and the patrons have been known to have a drink or two and then dispose of something off the Tallahatchie Bridge.
Although you might have some suspicions to the contrary, I swear by my immoral soul every word is true.
This widow had a grown daughter.
Billie Joe’s father fell in love with her, and soon they, too, were wed.
This made Billie Joe’s dad his son-in-law because he was married to Billie Jo’s daughter.
His daughter was his mother, because she was his father's wife.
To complicate the matter, he soon became the father of a bouncing baby boy whose name was Taylor, but was called “Bro” as was the fashion in Miss in those days.
His little baby then became a brother-in-law to his Dad, and so became Billie Jo’s uncle, and if he was his uncle, then that also made him brother of the widow's grown daughter, who, of course, was Billie Jo’s stepmother.
Billie Jo’s father's wife then had a son and he became Billie Jo’s grandchild, because he was his daughter's son.
Billie Jo’s wife is now his mother's mother, and although she is his wife, she's his grandmother, too.
Now if his wife is his grandmother, then he is her grandchild,
As husband of his grandmother, Billie Jo is his own grandpa!
When Bro Taylor first revealed this news, Billie Joe disappeared for some time to mull it over.
He ended up in Callahan’s Bar and discussed it with Jake and the others.
They were quite pleased and one by one toed the line, made a toast and tossed their glasses into the fireplace.
Billie Jo went back to Choctaw Ridge and discovered he had one of Callahan’s shot glasses in his pocket.
Carroll County was dry and he was afraid of what would happen if he were seen with it, so lacking a proper fireplace, he stepped up to the Tallahatchie Bridge … made a toast and tossed the glass into the river.
Later on, he discovered he still had the shot glass but his pocket watch was missing, so jumped off the bridge shouting “tempus fugit” to try to find his watch.
A witness to this misunderstood what he had shouted, and thinking he had said, “Semper Fidelus” enlisted him in the Marine Corps and he was promptly sent to Viet Nam.
The standard of living was so much better there than what it had been in Mississippi, he stayed there.
He operates a bar now in Ho Chi Minh City where the patrons are all of varying nationalities.
He has built a replica of the Tallahatchie Bridge just outside the bar and the patrons have been known to have a drink or two and then dispose of something off the Tallahatchie Bridge.
Although you might have some suspicions to the contrary, I swear by my immoral soul every word is true.
Monday, August 12, 2013
Hanging in the Balance -- Creative Challenge #264
He was a man known to always “go the distance”
He thrived on projects offering the greatest resistance
When the orders came in he sprang into action
Often soaring to great heights with every challenge
The tapestries he created are found in many a palace
With arms wide atop a ladder he kept his balance
There was no evidence he suffered from depression
Imagine the shock when something has no explanation
We found the Curtain Man hanging from a valance.
Tim D. Culey -2013-
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