One Flu (Almost) Over ...

Vol. 1  Chap. 40

                        

             One Flu (Almost) Over ...

                           

                            
                   Monday I Was Feelin' Droopy!

                   Loopy, Croupy, Need Hot Soupy!

                   Tuesday My Red Nose was Runny!

                   Don't You Smile!   This Isn't Funny!

                           

                   Wednesday Poor Me Was Struck So Low,

                    All Zoned Out in Jammies, Yellow!

                    Pat and Mom Were Pretty Sure Me

                    Medicines Were Goin' to Cure Me!

                           

                            
                   Thursday Lying 'Neath My Blanky,

                   On About My Seventh Hanky,

                   Honkin' Like a Goose That's Flyin'!

                   Pretty Sure That I'm Not Dyin'!

                   Friday's PJ's, Warm and Rosy!

                   Pat Tries Hard to Keep Me Cozy!

                   Iz, John and Bones are Oh, So Sweet!

                   My Mom and Pat Want Me to Eat!

                            

 

                   Hey, (Cough), My Name is Audrey Mae!

                   Believe Me, I've Had Better Days!

                   I Hope By Saturday I Peak!

                   So I Don't (Cough) Re-Live This Week!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y'All!

And Wants You to Feel Better Right Now!

Love~Grampa                   (Dec. 4, 2010)

Thanksgiving, San Diego Style!

Vol. 1  Chap. 39                        
                         
        Thanksgiving, San Diego Style!

                           

                            
              Thanksgiving Eve I Went to Bed

              With Thoughts of Feasting in My Head!

              And Pilgrims in Their Tiny Boat,

              The Mayflower, Barely Afloat!

                           

              But in My Dream No Plymouth Rock

              Kept Dry Each Pilgrim's Shoe and Sock!

              They Sailed Past Coronado Isle,

              To San Diego to Unpile!

                           

              Hey, Hey, My Name is Audrey Mae!

              My Deep Sleep Flipped Thanksgiving Day!

              Dreampt Mom and Pat Sat on the Floor

              Stuffing Californ'a Condor

              With 'rugula, Avocados,

              Mandarin and Pistachios!

              Side Dishes Like Ahi Tuna,

              Sushi Tacos, Vino Cool'a!

                           
             I Woke Up Kind'a Herky-Jerky!

             My Nose Sniffed Out Old Style Turkey!

             I Climbed a Tree and Spied the Bay!

             The Mayflower Had Sailed Away!

                           

                            
              Later, At Pat's, We Sat to Dine!

              Loved Ev'ry Bit of Food!   Divine!

              And Even Now, My Tongue and Mouth 

              Were Glad Those Pilgrims Found Plymouth!

                           

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y'All!

Love~Grampa                   (Nov. 27, 2010)

My Prayers!

Vol. 1  Chap. 38

                       My Prayers!

               Every Night When It Gets Late,

               Like Seven Thirty, Maybe Eight,

               I've Had My Bath!  Brushed Teeth and Hairs!

               So I Kneel Down to Say My Prayers!

                            

               I'm Just as Sure as I Can Be

               That the Angels and God Hear Me!

               For Everyone I Know, I Pray!

               'Spechly Those Who Go In Harm's Way!

               Hey, Hey, My Name is Audrey Mae!

               I Wouldn't Want to End My Day

               Without a Chance to Thank the Lord

               For Every Blessing That He's Poured

               Upon This DeMers Family!

               In My Nocturnal Homily,

               Perhaps I Missed a Gift or Two!

               But God Knows That My Heart is True!

                           

               I Do Love God!  And What Is More,

               After I've Risen From My Floor

               Began to Doze!  What's That I Hear?

               ... An Angel Whispers In My Ear?

                    "He Loves You Too, Audrey Mae!"

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y'All!

Love~Grampa                 (Nov. 20, 2010)

If Pammy and Grammy Were Twins! Vol 1 Chap 37 (a/k/a How Poems Looked When Your Mommy Was a Girl!)

        
        If Pammy and Grammy Were                                        Twins!

                If Pammy and Grammy were Twins,

                Would it be Trouble They'd Get In?

                The Trees That They'd Climb,

                The Giggling Times,

                If Pammy and Grammy Were Twins!

                Step One, We'd Have Grammy Subtract

                A Whole Lot of Years; Why in Fact,

                Backwards Time Travel,

                Wondrous Marvel,

                Makes Young Kids of Old Folks Like That!

                Step Two, We'd Have Pam Introduce

                Her "New Twin" to All of Her Youth:

                There's Gina and Rocha,

                And David and Won't Ya

                See Terry Fit Into That Group?

                Amazing How These Kids Now Look

                To Terry; the Kid Knows What Cooks.

                She's Got Every Trick

                To Avoid Being Hit,

                And Every Excuse in the Book!

                So Now When One of Them Screws Up,

                Forget Groundings.  Simply Look Up

                The New Twin of Pammy,

                Who Used to be Grammy ...

                Kid Terry, Who Almost Grew Up!

Love-Dad

(Here's How Poems Looked When Your Mommy Was a Girl!)

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y'All!

Love~Grampa                   (May 16, 1989)

Pat and Johnny's Place!

Vol. 1  Chap. 36 

                         

            Pat and Johnny's Place!

            
            While Builders Still Work on Our House,

            I Hear Mom Gripe and Belly Grouse!
            "Oh, Please Give My Home Back to Me!"

            But I Don't Share Her Urgency!

                       
            Our Neighbor Pat Opened Her Home

            To Iz and Me, Our Mom and Bonez!

            Pat's Like a Gramma to Us Girls!

            She Treats Us Like We're Precious Pearls!                          

                       
            Johnny, Pat's Son, Is Oh So Kind!

            He Doesn't Even Seem To Mind

            That In Each Corner of His Place,
            He Can't Escape a DeMers Face!

                           

                       
            Hey, Hey, My Name is Audrey Mae!

            Once Pat and Johnny Saved the Day!

            Every Day Since That's Been Their Choice!

            Pat Tells Us In Her Irish Voice!

                            

                       
            The Day Will Come When We Return!

            I Almost Hear My Mother Yearn!

            But That's Not Quite Where My Heart's At!

            I Love Life With Johnny and Pat!

                  Thank You Johnny!                         Thank You Gramma Pat!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y'All!

Love~Grampa                 (Nov. 6, 2010)

It's Halloween!!!

Vol. 1  Chap. 35

                        It's Halloween!!!

                            

                       

    

                Some Scary Monsters This Night Roam

                On Every Street!   To Every Home!

                Out of the Dark, Some Lunge!   Some Creep!

                Tonight I Know I'll Get No Sleep!!!

                            

                        
                Out Here Iz, Me, Mom In Between!

                We Squeeze Mom's Hand!   It's Halloween!!!

                Some Kids Have Swords!   Some Sport Lasers!

                Trekie Types are Packin' Phazers!

                                    

                Hey, Hey, My Name is Audrey Mae!

                My Mom Says This is the Best Way

                To Build a Heapin' Bag' O' Sweets!

                So We Both Say Our, "Tricks or Treats!"

                                   

                Of Course You Know That I'm Not Scared!

                I Do Most Anything I'm Dared!

                This "Trick or Treat" Feels Like a Task!

                I Get the Masks!   But This I Ask ...

                           

                Why's There an Axe in That Boy's Head?

                Perhaps, I Think, Next Year Instead,

                It Might Just be Both Safe and Smart

                To Get Us Our Treats at WalMart!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y'All!

Love-Grampa                     (Oct. 30, 2010)