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Doreen said to get the list going

Hi List,
I had a brief exchange of posts with Doreen as I thought my e-mail wasn't 
letting you chatty folk through the ether. She said you're quiet and I 
should do something to "get the list going."  Okay kiddo, here it is:

>From time to time, we've seen some humorous, if not of exceptional quality, 
poetry ( doggerel?) on these screens.  How about sharing some smile inducing 
rhymes? Here in Trenton, we're getting buried again and I strongly expect 
you Easern continent folks- New England states and Maritimes- are bracing 
for the same. I could use a smile.  Here's my contribution.

The Anti-Garden Song
(Eric Kilburn)

CHO: Slug by slug, weed by weed,
     My garden's got me really teed
     All the insects love to feed upon my tomato plants
     Sunburned face, scratched-up knees
     My kitchen's choked with zucchinis
     I'm shopping at the A & P next time I get a chance.

The crabgrass grows, the ragweed thrives,
The broccoli has long since died.
The only things left still alive are some radishes and beans.
My carrot plants are dead and gone,
Hear the rabbits sing a happy song
Until you've weeded all day long
You don't know what boredom means
Chorus

You get up early, work till late
Watch moles and mice get overweight
They eat their dinners on a plate from the hard work you have done
As ye sow so shall ye reap,
But I smell like a compost heap
I'm gonna get that lousy creep
who said gardening was fun
Chorus

(Parody of Dave Mallet's "The Garden Song")
((c)1982, Eric Kilburn) 

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