Pizza is my
Favorite food
I find it delicious
Very good
But here in the south
I know it’s unkind
A decent pizza
Can be hard to find
And as pizzas go
I am discerning
So to bake my own
I have been learning
The sauce I concocted
Is very tasty
On a pre-made dough
That’s not too pasty
With olives and mushrooms
And some type of meat
My homemade pizza
Is rather a treat!
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There must be worse
As addictions go
But mine is to
A TV show
On The Big Bang Theory
I am sold
Leonard and Penny
Never get old
I’ve only been watching
For about a year
I’ve missed a lot
But never fear
I have caught up
With re-runs galore
So now I know
All Big Bang lore
I know I’m hooked
I actually cried
When in this season
Mrs. Wolowitz died
Amy Farrah Fowler,
Bernie, Howard, Rog
These characters rock
A comic collage
Some gags are
A bit too crude
And laughing likely
Makes me rude
But laugh I do
At every joke
Let’s face it, Sheldon’s
A wierdly charming bloke
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I’d love to put Jessie
Onto a screen
Whether TV or silver
Has yet to be seen
I may be biased
But I really do know
The Cue Ball Mysteries
Would make a great show
The characters are quirky
The dialogue snappy
Many LOL moments
To make people happy
A Cue Ball mini-series
Wouldn’t that be neat?
It would keep every viewer
Glued right to their seat
So hey, TV directors
Why not discover me?
This show will win Emmys
Just wait and see
Or if anyone knows anyone
In movie production
I’d give my right arm
For a friendly introduction
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Soaking in hot water’s
Supposed to be bad
But when winter weather
Starts making me sad
I have a nice bathub
For which I am glad
I fill the thing up
Every night before bed
And sit down and soak
Till my skin turns all red
So that sleeping with shivers
I don’t need to dread
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A social butterfly
I am not
But one kind of gathering
I do like a lot
Dinner parties
For a small group
Fit well into
My social loop
Conversation, food,
And a little wine
Let’s just hope
It ends by nine
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When winter comes
I need extra heat
So I put a space heater
At the foot of my feet
Betty the cat
Has figured it out
If I don’t want to share
She will start to pout
She hops on my chair
And makes herself comfy
But soon she decides
That’s still not enuffy
With all her might
She prods and pushes
This chair is too small
For both of our tushes
Tired of fighting
The cat for some space
I get up and move
I do know my place
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Running errands
Is a funny saying
Cuz it seems to me
There’s always much delaying
Running means speedy,
Efficient, and fast
I wish it were so
Then it would be a blast
If according to plan
Every errand got done
If that really happened
Running errands might be fun
But when I do errands
I don’t win any races
Getting junk done
Puts me through my paces
Drop off the laundry
And fill up the gas tank
A stop at the P.O.
And then maybe to the bank
It doesn’t sound hard
In fact, it should be easy
But inevitably
These chores make me queasy
The traffic’s absurd
There’s a line at the P.O.
It always happens
By now you’d think I’d know
Exactly what I need
The drug store never has
And what was everyone’s problem
At the station getting gas?
After I buy groceries
Of course the rain begins
As I struggle with the cart
It hits me in the shins
I finally make it home
In one piece, more or less
Did I get my errands done?
On that please take a guess
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Hubby and I mostly
Eye to eye see
But here’s a few places
We do not agree
For peanut butter I
Like Skippy that’s creamy
But Hubby thinks nutty
And natural’s dreamy
Christmas carols
I like the tried and true
But Hubby likes snazzy
Jazzy and new
For toothpaste he uses
The bitterest flavors
But give me more sweetened
My taste never wavers
An umbrella is something
We never do share
The right height for me
Will poke in his hair
But held up for Hubby
Who’s six feet-one tall
I get as wet as
No umbrella at all
I use three pillows
Big, full and fluffy
One flat, flimsy thing’s
For hubby’s enoughy
We’ve learned to accept
Each other’s quirks
To each his own
A motto that works
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This time of year
A sight common to see
Some people love
To put up a tree
The holiday spirit
Fills them with glee
Decorating their house
From bottom to top
Some enthusiasts
Don’t like to stop
They fill every corner
With green and red glop
To all that clutter
Silver bells and mistletoe
Some say yes
But I say no, no
At Christmas my house
Has little to show
I’m not such a scrooge
Oh, what the heck
I scattered colored lights
All over the deck
And inside you’ll find
A few Santa specks
Hubby helped hang
A wreath on the door
Betty the cat likes her
Santa toy on the floor
And my gargoyles are garlanded
Who really needs more?
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Playing With Poison
The audiobook is out
You haven’t read it?
No need to pout
Just finish this poem
And give me a shout
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You’ve read this far
So what do you say?
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Five lucky souls
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