WINDOW SCREENS

WINDOW SCREENS!

(Tune: “Animal Crackers in My Soup,” as sung by Shirley Temple)

White shirt fronts

Behind window screens,

Cats looking out

On burgeoning greens…

Doggies can walk

Their owners out,

Cats without leashes

Not put out.

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A.C. feels good

To kitty fur,

Means less shedding

And hairy stir…

Dogs have owners

To comb out

Any snarls

In a hairy coat!

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Fish and parrots

What are they,

Rarely more than

Fine display….

Cats can purr

And doggies yap,

Having a friend is

A good life capped!

–Jonathan Caswell

HOT JUNE DAYS

HOT JUNE DAYS

(tune: “Animal Crackers in My Soup”–to sing it!)

Sudden spreading algae blooms

Cover quiet pond lagoons,

Lily pads bursting out so far…

Cradling gentle lily stars!

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Sweat drips down like salty rain

Making us shower all over again,

Grass grows quicker than we mow…

Professionally planted flowers show.

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Rain clouds come to wet the ground,

Thunder and lightning slow us down

To enjoy a quiet book…

Or resting in a favorite nook!

–Jonathan Caswell

CAMERA SEES!

CAMERA SEES!

(to tune of “Animal Crackers in My Soup”)

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Dribbled all over, hot dog juice,

Through a hole in the package loose,

Making a mess that folks can see

Looking at the camera pointed at me!

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Cleaning it up with a napkin spare,

Hoping no one will look down there…

Got my lunch assembled now,

Hoping no one calls me a cow!

–Jonathan Caswell

SUDDEN SNOW

SUDDEN SNOW

(“Animal Crackers in My Soup” tune)

 

After rush hour’s almost past

We encounter arctic blast…

A few light flurries then driving snow,

New England’s used to this I know.

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Traded soup for coconut juice

Putting fluids to good use..

Irrigating is the key

Keeping this guard sleek and healthy!

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Nothing in forecast said this soon

Most said midnight, not afternoon…

Boston channels oft ignore

Anything west of their back door.

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Good thing I’ve got a shorter shift

Going home with a tail wind lift…

Not supposed to last very long at all,

Just another surprise winter squall!

 

–Jonathan Caswell

 

 

 

2ND SHIFT SING-SONG

2ND SHIFT SING-SONG

(To: “ANIMAL CRACKERS IN MY SOUP”)

 

“Stella D’Oro” sesame sticks

Give my wife and I tasty kicks,

Bread sticks taste like sesame

Are the best ’cause they are free!

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Going to have to fill my cup

With cold coffee and drink it up,

Water dispensers all around

To rinse out those coffee grounds.

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Taking a long time til it’s eight

When they must sign out to leave the gate,

Slow enough so I can find

Interesting things from the daily grind!

 

–Jonathan Caswell

 

SECOND SNOW STORM (IN THE NORTHEAST)

SECOND SNOW STORM

IN THE NORTHEAST

(Sing to “Animal Crackers in My Soup”…ie: Shirley Temple)

 

Traffic lines were well-behaved,

Those of us who outside braved

All of the slipp’ry roads to drive…

To make a living and survive!

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As much as twelve inches are forecast

Drifting will come with icy blast,

It may warm up a degree or so

After we’re done with falling snow.

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I got to work only ten minutes late

And could have drawn a much worse fate,

The guy I relieved was ever so kind..

Telling me not to worry my mind!

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I’ll stay here til one a.m.

Then making my way back home again,

Maybe the plows will be an inch farther down…

To the pavement, at least in town.

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Snow storms come and then they go,

Looks rather pretty don’t you know…

Once we are in we stop and admire

The beauty outside from a warming fire!

 

–Jonathan Caswell