Stop and Smell the Roses!

 

Vol. 1  Chap. 580

            Stop and Smell the Roses!

 

   Pistil, Stamen, Pollination!

   My Poor Brain Needs a Vacation!

   Once, I’d Stop and Smell the Roses!

   Now I’m Not Sure That My Nose is

 

   Able to Over~Ride My Brain,

   Switched On at Sun~Rise, I Remain

   In Science Class Mode Even Though

   It’s Been a Year Since Kids Could Go

 

   Into What Once was Our Class~Room!

   A Year Since Everything Went Zoom!

   Now I Have Trouble Discerning

   Just What’s Mandatory Learning!

 

   Aud Saw Me Mentally Distressed!

   Grabbed Mom’s Keys Yelled, “C’mon Get Dressed!”

   In a Snap We’re In Paisley Fields

   On a Tractor with Huge Rear Wheels!

 

   Aud Drove Slowly and Narrated,

   Connecting Concepts in My Head!

   Pistil, Stamen, Pollination!

   Imagine My Pure Elation!

"Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom,

and a little flower." - Hans Christian Andersen

 

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

 

Love~Grampa

Say It Together!

 

Vol. 1  Chap 579

              Say It Together!

 

      What Aud Lived Through Seemed Like a Dream!

      A Nightmare from Some Evil Scheme!

      Is This Rhyme Made of Pure Terror?

      You Judge!  Here’s Her First Ensnarer!

 

      Aud Hates Snakes!  And I’m No Fond’a!

      A Monster, Green Anaconda

      Silently Slithered Behind Her!

      That How She Died?  Not My Sister!

 

      Her Cloth Bag from the Green~Grocer

      Slipped Just as That Snake Came Closer!

      Bit an Onion on Spotting Him

      He Wrapped ‘Round Her!  She Breathed on Him!

 

      Anaconda, He Caught a Whiff!

      That Snake was Off Her in a Jiff

      Our Girl Thought the Danger’s Over,

      Saw a Giant Condor Hover!

 

      He Locked in on Her at Full Speed!

      A Miracle is What She’d Need!

      Raptors Love Snakes!  My Sister Rules!

      Say It Together … “APRIL FOOLS”!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

 

Love~Grampa

Phone Masters!

Vol. 1  Chap. 578

                         Phone Masters!

                  I Know I’m Not the Only Girl

                  Who Watches Close to Gain a Pearl

                  Of Wisdom from What Adults Do,

                  Then Sorts It Out When Day is Through!

                  The Most Confusing Thing I See:

                  Grown~Ups Who Love That They Live Free!

                  But Slavishly Obey Their Phone!

                  Like It Controls Them from Its Throne!

                  Slav’ry’s Not My Natural State!

                  I’m Not a Girl to Abdicate!

                  When Zombie~Like Adults Respond

                  By Leaving Their Phone Masters On

                  At the Most Inappropriate

                  Times!   That Phone is Not Their Soul~Mate!

                  Why with Each Ring, Buzz or Alert,
                  Master Phone's Powers Reassert!

                  Becoming an Insomniac?

                  The Cure’s to Let Your Screen Go Black!

                  Best Own Your Phone, So I Have Found!

                  And Not the Other Way Around!   

       

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

Meet the Harrier!

 

Vol. 1  Chap. 577   

 

                 Meet the Harrier

                   VTO&L Craft    

                         (Vertical Take Off & Landing)                                 

 

 

            Say You’re a SoCal Gal STEM Geek

            And It’s Adventure That You Seek,

            If You are Brave and Strong and True

            Marine Aviation’s for You!

 

            Tail Rotor Where Tail Hook Should Be!

            V.T.O. Jets Fascinate Me!

            Toughest Task Any Pilot Gets,

            Landing on Some Ship’s Rolling Decks!

 

            What Lands Best on a Carrier?

            No Doubt, We’re Talkin’ Harrier!

            Takes Off Vertical, Then Transforms

            To Fighter Jet and Off It Storms!

            Last Week at the Marine Air Base

            Saw These Jets Which They'll Soon Replace

            With Stealth Fighters!   Couldn’t Fly’m!

            Perhaps Next Year I Can Try’m!

 

            How’d We Rate This Trek?  Here is Why!

            Mom Knows a Guy Who Knows a Guy!

            Why’s Aud Dressed Like That on the Base?

            Marine’s are Cute!   So ... Just in Case!

 

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

 

Love~Grampa

Isabelle is Twelve!!!

 

Vol. 1 Chap. 576 

 

            Isabelle is Twelve!!!

 

          Today Celebrates One Whole Day

          Of Being Twelve!  Hooray!  Hooray!

          I’m Not Sure What Thrills Me the Most,

          My Birthday?  Or I’m Not a Ghost?

 

          Last Year I Mean Really, Who Knew

          The Sort of Year That We’d Go Through?

          Back Then, Corona was a Beer!

          Covid a Word We’re Yet to Hear!

 

          My Last Birthday Celebration

          Drew the Line of Demarcation

          Between the World That We Once Knew

          And What This World Would Put Us Through!

 

          But Now, Today, I’m Standing Here

          Hopeful That In My Thirteenth Year

          Vaccines and Herd Immunity

          And Moms Will Protect Kids Like Me!

 

          I Woke Up Twelve, Look and Feel Good!

          Cruisin’ Fast Toward Teenager~Hood!

          Firmly Believe For Me and You

          This Covid Curse is Nearly Through!

 

                Happy Birthday Sweet Bella!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

 

Love~Grampa

Look Deeply Into My Blue Eyes!

 

Vol. 1 Chap. 575

           Look Deeply Into My Blue Eyes!

Something You Don't Know 'Bout Me Guys,

Is I Know How to Hypnotize!

Your Life Improves, So Take a Chance

And Dare Enter a Bella Trance!

No Pocket Watch or Spinning Top

Are Needed to Help You to Stop

Building Tension! Let's Strategize!

Look Deeply Into My Blue Eyes!

If That's Too Personal for You,

I'll Show You Just What We Can Do,

Watch the Effect That My Fingers

Have on This Dog, Watch It Linger!

Whether with Fingers or with Eyes

Glare or Touch, Both Can Mesmerize!

Help You Let Go of All Your Woes

Lighten Your Load from Head to Toes!

Watch as I Gently Awaken

This Good Dog Who Thinks She's Taken

Her Best Sleep Since She's Grown Her Fur!

She's Set for Her Next Adventure!

Your Grampa Sure Love Y'All!

Love~Grampa