Humor Poetry posted January 26, 2022


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Gimme A Break on Valentines

by Reese Turner

Rhyming Contest Contest Winner 
Will ya gimme a break with this year’s Valentine?
I mean, for forty-four years the old gal’s been mine!
More aptly put, I’m all hers – its all legal ya’ know -
She’s got the lien on my house, truck and dough.

Flowers? Oh yeah, look, her garden’s quite full,
But, also of weeds which she demands that I pull.
Candy, gifts, clothes? Must I really buy more?
The FedEx guy eats his lunch at my door!

O.K., so I’m older, I’ve long traveled this road
I’ve provided, confided and carried the load
I fathered the children and paid all their bills,
Attended plays and recitals, medicated their ills.

Look at my dance card, all the boxes are checked!
Still, it’s more cards and candy? Oh, what the heck!
So, “Be my Valentine”, wife, come sit on my knee;
Who else would love an old-timer like me?

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At the bottom line, celebrating Valentines after over four decades of marriage seems silly. How many thousand loads of laundry have we shared at this point? Our dates are usually now to a medical facility. We drink more Metamucil than Margaritas. We list "stairs" as major challenges. But, traditions are the adhesive which binds the memories together, so, if you will excuse me, I must load up Amazon...
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