Re: [PyrNet-L] Fw: [gsp-l] Fw: just for fun

[dsmith@iolinc.net (Smith, Deborah)]

    Great poem, loved it!

Chrissy
Rajah and Moses
West Union, WV
dsmith@iolinc.net


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> Forwarded from another list and thought some of you would enjoy
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> > just for fun or food for thought????
> > 
> > > There was a time, there really was,
> > > When I was sweet and tender,
> > > When SHOW DOG meant a Disney Star,
> > > And Bitch was not a gender.
> > > I went to bed at half past ten,
> > > I went to church on Sunday.
> > > On Saturday I baked the beans,
> > > And did the wash on Monday.
> > > But then I got a certain pup,
> > > And an erstwhile friend said, "SHOW"
> > > And so I did, and so I do,
> > > OH! What I didn't know.
> > > I used to dress with flair and style,
> > > That was the life, don't knock it.
> > > But now each dress from bed to ball
> > > Must have a good bait pocket.
> > > I used to have a certain air,
> > > I wallowed in perfume,
> > > I used to smell of Nuit D'Amour,
> > > Now I smell like Mr. Groom.
> > > My furniture was haut decor,
> > > My pets a tank of guppies,
> > > Now I've furniture unstuffed,
> > > And well-adjusted puppies.
> > > Once I spoke in pristine prose,
> > > In dulcet tones and frail,
> > > But now I'm using language,
> > > That would turn a sailor pale
> > > I was taught to be well-groomed
> > > No matter where I went.
> > > Now all the grooming that I do
> > > Is in the handler's tent.
> > > I used to long for clothes and jewels,
> > > And a figure classed as super,
> > > Now the thing I yearn for most
> > > Is a nice new Pooper-Scooper.
> > > I adored a man who murmured verse
> > > Through intimate little dinners,
> > > But now the words I thrill to hear
> > > Are just three-"Best of Winners"
> > > I rise at dawn and pack the car
> > > The road ahead's a long one.
> > > The one I routed on the maps
> > > Invaribly's the wrong one.
> > > I really love this doggy life
> > > I wouldn't care to change it.
> > > But when I get that BEST IN SHOW
> > > I plan to rearrange it.
> > > And when my time on earth is done,
> > > I'll go without much nudging.
> > > Just give me three weeks closing date,
> > > And let me know who's judging.
> > >
> > > Author unknown
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