Autumn thoughts by Rob Hood©11-27-08
AS THE LEAVES OF
AUTUMN ARE FALLING
AND OUR HOUSING
VALUES TOO
WE THINK OF
FANNIE AND FREDDIE
AND THEIR EXECUTIVES
WE'D LIKE TO SUE.
WE'D LIKE TO PUT
THEM ALL IN PRISON
AND BANISH THEM
FROM OUR SIGHT.
THEY'VE BROUGHT
DOWN OUR ECONOMY
AND CAUSED OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS
TO BLIGHT!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
THE ELEVATOR
THE ELEVATOR by Rob Hood©11-24-08
I'M GOING DOWN
TO A LOWER LEVEL.
IT LOOKS LIKE HELL
AND I SPY A
TASMANIAN DEVIL..
BUT HOT AIR RISES
SO I'VE BEEN TOLD
SO I'M NOT FEARFUL.
I AM FEELING BOLD!
LATER I'LL RISE UPWARD
TOWARDS HEAVEN.
I'LL NOT QUIT
TILL I REACH SEVEN!
RIDING THE ELEVATOR
IS THE WAY I GO
I WISH I COULD
GO EXPRESS
BECAUSE THEY
SURE ARE SLOW!
I'M GOING DOWN
TO A LOWER LEVEL.
IT LOOKS LIKE HELL
AND I SPY A
TASMANIAN DEVIL..
BUT HOT AIR RISES
SO I'VE BEEN TOLD
SO I'M NOT FEARFUL.
I AM FEELING BOLD!
LATER I'LL RISE UPWARD
TOWARDS HEAVEN.
I'LL NOT QUIT
TILL I REACH SEVEN!
RIDING THE ELEVATOR
IS THE WAY I GO
I WISH I COULD
GO EXPRESS
BECAUSE THEY
SURE ARE SLOW!
EMPTY CART
EMPTY CART by Rob Hood©11-24-08
TODAY I SAW A MAN PUSH A
FOUR WHEEL CART
IT LOOKED EMPTY.
I DIDN'T THINK
THAT SMART.
BUT SEATED THERE
WARM AND TAN
AND COMPLETELY NUDE
WAS AN INVISIBLE MAN!
TODAY I SAW A MAN PUSH A
FOUR WHEEL CART
IT LOOKED EMPTY.
I DIDN'T THINK
THAT SMART.
BUT SEATED THERE
WARM AND TAN
AND COMPLETELY NUDE
WAS AN INVISIBLE MAN!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
MY NEIGHBOR
MY NEIGHBOR by Rob Hood©11-18-08
TODAY I ATTEMPTED
TO CLIMB A ROPE.
UNKNOWN TO ME
MY NEIGHBOR PRIMED
IT WITH SOAP.
I AM NOW UPON
A SLIPPERY SLOPE
TO GET MUCH HIGHER
I HAVE LITTLE HOPE.
WHY HAS THIS BEEN
DONE TO ME?
I WAS AS FRIENDLY
TO HIM AS I COULD BE.
NOW IF MY NEIGHBOR
COMMITS AN ERROR
I'LL BE SURE TO DIS HIM
ON THAT I'LL SWEAR!
TODAY I ATTEMPTED
TO CLIMB A ROPE.
UNKNOWN TO ME
MY NEIGHBOR PRIMED
IT WITH SOAP.
I AM NOW UPON
A SLIPPERY SLOPE
TO GET MUCH HIGHER
I HAVE LITTLE HOPE.
WHY HAS THIS BEEN
DONE TO ME?
I WAS AS FRIENDLY
TO HIM AS I COULD BE.
NOW IF MY NEIGHBOR
COMMITS AN ERROR
I'LL BE SURE TO DIS HIM
ON THAT I'LL SWEAR!
Odd
Odd by Rob Hood©11-18-08
I DON'T CARE MUCH ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING ON
AROUND THE WORLD
OR THERE UPON.
OFTEN TIMES FROM
MIDNIGHT TILL NOON
YOU'LL FIND ME
WRAPPED UP
IN MY WARM COCOON.
MY LIFE IS INTERESTING
AS TO ME.
I'M ALONE AND
I AM FREE!
I DON'T CARE MUCH ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING ON
AROUND THE WORLD
OR THERE UPON.
OFTEN TIMES FROM
MIDNIGHT TILL NOON
YOU'LL FIND ME
WRAPPED UP
IN MY WARM COCOON.
MY LIFE IS INTERESTING
AS TO ME.
I'M ALONE AND
I AM FREE!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Time is not on my side
Time is not on my side by Rob Hood©10-13-08
Time is not on my side
to evade the fears
that I'm trying to hide.
My body is failing.
Disease is impaling.
My being may end.
That seems to be the trend.
As to why I have cancer,
I haven't an answer.
Now I have shingles
and no fun intermingles.
Time is not on my side
to evade the fears
that I'm trying to hide.
My body is failing.
Disease is impaling.
My being may end.
That seems to be the trend.
As to why I have cancer,
I haven't an answer.
Now I have shingles
and no fun intermingles.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Wake full nights
Wake full nights by Rob Hood©8-22-08
Nights of endless fears
invade my sleep
disrupt my gears.
I sleep fitfully at most
spending hours awake
till my brain is toast!
Then I attempt
to go back to sleep.
It's a waste of time
because my thoughts
still creep.
This must be my time in hell!
I'd like to scream!
I'd like to yell!
But that would disrupt
my family's sleep
and I don't wish
my loved ones
any problems deep!
Nights of endless fears
invade my sleep
disrupt my gears.
I sleep fitfully at most
spending hours awake
till my brain is toast!
Then I attempt
to go back to sleep.
It's a waste of time
because my thoughts
still creep.
This must be my time in hell!
I'd like to scream!
I'd like to yell!
But that would disrupt
my family's sleep
and I don't wish
my loved ones
any problems deep!
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