A Thanksgiving Thank You

The folks down at the Senior Center

Fixed us a Thanksgiving dinner

With turkey, dressing, salads and desserts

It certainly was a winner

We really do appreciate it

We thank them one and all

It was the very nicest thing

We’ve had happen this fall

November is a windy month

Some days were cloudy and some were clear

We’re entering now into December

Christmas day will soon be here

We’ll have to watch our P’s and Q’s

And be as good as we can be

So Santa Claus will not forget us

And leave us something by the tree

We hope your fondest dreams come true

And next year we’ll still all be here

We wish you a Merry Christmas

And a real Happy New Year

D.B. Cox

The Old Boy's Getting Goofier Every Day

With those old widows

I no longer mingle

But I’m having some trouble

Trying to stay single

The men all call me

A fat old tub

But I fight those widows

Off with a club

I don’t know what they see in me

I’m really not a great big brute

The only reason I can see

Is just that I’m so dog-gone cute

Of course if one of those neat chicks

With lots and lots of dough

Should say, “Come see the world with me!”

I might just up and go

D.B. Cox

Another Brain Storm

Last spring I fertilized my lawn

That made it grow from dawn to dawn

A little water helped it grow

So twice a week I had to mow

And when it rained, that helped it too

The darn grass grew and grew and grew

I tried to stunt it some last fall

So it would stay just one inch tall

A few more weeks I had to mow

And now I have to shovel snow

I hate to work, I’d rather sit

It makes me tired to think of it

When I pass on and go below

No more lawns will I have to mow

And it’s so hot down there I know

I won’t even have to shovel snow!

D.B. Cox

A Terrible Hallowe'en Scare

(This one's for Meghan the Bear.)

I had a scare on Hallowe’en

That I will not forget

It made my hair stand up on end

And I am shaking yet

The doorbell rang, I answered it

At gosh, there was a bear!

It scared me so I ran back in

And hid behind a chair

I sat behind that good ol’ chair

And shook real bad with fright

So then I peeked out from behind

And said, “Please bear, don’t bite!”

So then the bear let out a laugh

It laughed and laughed with glee

It sure did tickle that brown bear

To think how it scared me

So I gave it some Cracker Jacks

And then I went and got

My camera out and focused it

And took this bear snap shot

D.B. Cox

Phoey on House Cleaning

(This one's for Meghan.)

Spring arrived some time ago

And I’m really sad

It’s spring house cleaning time again

And that sure makes me mad

Dusting is a nasty job

But doing it is a must

It’s got to be done good to make

Room for more “canyon” dust

And then I get the vacuum

And walk a mile or two

Back and forth and forth and back

I’m glad when I get through

Doing all those household chores

Is really hard on me

I wind up with two dish pan hands

And also house maid’s knee

By the time I’m through with it

My two poor feet don’t track

I relax in my chair and say

“Oh my aching back”

When I am dead and in my grave

No more house work will I crave

And on my tombstone painted yellow

That house work killed this poor old fellow

D.B. Cox

He never will be rich becuz He's still as dumb as he ever wuz.

I didn’t do too well in school

I must have been some kind of fool

I made it through by just a crack

Came in the front and out the back

In Math they asked, “What’s X times Y”

I didn’t know and wondered why

They’d ask a thing like that of me

I even flunked “What’s 2 times 3”

The Latin teacher said, “D.B.,

Can you translate ‘Puer’ for me?”

I said, “I think that must mean glass”

That sent me to the foot of the class

In History I didn’t do real good

The teach said, “D.B., you should

“Describe Columbus to me if you can”

I didn’t even know the man

So here I am, still wondering why

They wanted to know “What’s X times Y”

D.B. Cox

(Sorry it's been so bloody long since I posted a Grandad gem! I hope to post weekly now until I have them all posted.)

Another Brain Storm: Remembering Last Christmas

T'was the day after Christmas

And you maybe can guess

Things at our house

Were really a mess

There was paper and boxes

And packing galore

And ribbons and scotch tape

All over the floor

We got lots of presents

I think it's because

We all still believe

There's a real Santa Claus

And though we are happy

And full of good cheer

We're glad Christmas comes

Only one day each year

Our expressions sure changed

To a frown from a grin

When those Christmas bills

Began coming in

We're wishing you'll have

As this year end draws near

A real Merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year

D.B. Cox