Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Simplicity

Bewitched, beguiled, bewildered
Bedazzled, boggled, baffled
Blinded by brilliance...

Behold, breathtaking benevolence
Blazing brightly
Brave breed, being bold
Balconies bearing ballets
Ballads blending, brewing bliss...

Butterflies, bees, blowing by branches
Bowing before budding blossoms
Brushing breezes, beside bustling buildings
Benches, blankets, beneath bridges...

Bashful bevies, babbling brats
Boundless bystanders, beaming briskly
Bravado banished, barriers broken...

Beyond brains, beyond brawn
Beyond beauty, beyond beyond...

Blessed, beloved
Bravo, bravo, bravo...

Thursday, May 13, 2010

The National Pastime

The lead off batter steps up to the plate and says
"SONGS SHOULD BE DEDICATED TO HER"
Says the umpire, that's a hit, you are on first.....

Man on first, nobody out !


Batter number two steps in the box and says
"FLOWERS SHOULD BE SENT TO HER LEFT AND RIGHT"
Good going guy, that is a double, says the umpire.....

Man on second and third, nobody out !


Batter number three comes to the plate and announces loudly
"WE SHOULD NEVER BE LATE, ALWAYS ON TIME"
Without hesitation the umpire says, take first base, that's a walk.....

The bases are loaded, nobody out !


The clean-up hitter steps up and declares with a smile
"HER FEET SHOULD NEVER TOUCH THE GROUND"
The crowed goes wild, for this one is deep
Circle the bases my friend, announces the umpire
That is a Grand Slam
You have hit it out of the park, circle the bases.....

Four to zip, nobody out !


The fifth batter asks for a time-out, steps out of the box and proclaims
"DOORS SHOULD BE OPENED FOR HER, WE SHOULD
PULL OUT HER CHAIR. GLANCE AT HER ALL NIGHT LONG
TILL SHE SAYS 'STOP'
THE UNIVERSE SHOULD TAKE NOTICE OF THE FACT
THAT SHE IS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION"
If that's not a triple I don't know what it is, utters the umpire
You are on third, way to go.....

Four to zip, man on third, nobody out !


Sixth man to the plate with a smirk on his face orates
"LET US TALK ABOUT INTIMACY"
You are out of here, Yells the ump.
Go sit down, you just struck out.....

Four to zip, man on third, one man out !


The seventh man delivers the phrase
"WHISPERS WILL DO WONDERS, AS WELL AS
NOTES LEFT IN DIFFERENT PLACES LETTING HER
KNOW WHAT SHE MEANS, ALONG WITH PHONE
CALLS JUST TO SAY HELLO"
Go to second oh wise one, that's a double, states the ump.
Runner on third scores.....

Five nothing, runner on second, one man out !


Number eight comes to the plate, looks at the ump.
And quietly says
"SPEAKING OF SCORING"
You are out of here, you are gone, shouts the umpire
Out of the game, to the club house you go
Go take a cold shower
The batter argues but to no avail.....

Still five nothing, man on second, two men out,
One thrown out of the game, top of the first !


Up comes the pitcher to the plate, get a load of this
"LET US LEARN TO LISTEN AND PAY ATTENTION
AND BE CONSCIOUS AND MINDFUL OF HER NEEDS
EACH AND EVERY TIME"
That is a homer to dead center, five hundred feet may be more
All the umpires agree and applaud.....

Seven zip, two outs, nobody on !


Once again the lead off man takes his turn
"LET US UNDERSTAND THERE WILL BE TIMES
SHE WILL NEED HER SPACE, WOULD WANT TO
BE LEFT ALONE. LET'S BUG HER NOT, LET US
JUST BE THERE WHEN SHE CALLS"
Another one out of the park, says the ump.
Run the bases and take a bow, you have done well.....

Eight zip, two outs, nobody on !


The opposing pitcher calls the umpires to the mound
All four of them
With a smile on his face and fire in his eyes says to them
'You think that's something, wait till we come to bat'

All the umpires smile back at him and say
This should be a great game, one for the ages.....