11-14-07
They say that I’m wasting my time
It’s just a ridiculous rhyme!
But I call it fun
I smile when it’s done
Can that be a serious crime?
9-11-07
When your brain is run-of-the-mill-
And your creative juices are nil-
Then box up your rhyme
For some other time–
And be sure to take your
SMART PILL!
10-23-07
It’s true that a genius I’m not!
But living has taught me a lot-
So slacken your pace
And trust in God’s grace.
He’ll give you the strength YOU AIN’T GOT!
10-24-07
Musings in Secret –
They say, “Since you’re old – you must know.”
Their questions come fast – I answer slow.
It’s just that “TODAY” is out of my range.
Perhaps people wonder, “Isn’t she strange!”
But when I’m alone and out of their sight –
I look it up in a book, to see if I’m right.
Sometimes I am – often I’m not.
What’s good is believing–
I GAVE MY BEST SHOT!
5-9-07
A very odd bird is a pelican-
He digests whatever his belly can-
You may think this is queer
But he stands on the pier
On only one leg, as-best-he-can!!
5-9-07
Cross-word Enigma –
“LAP” is a curious word, I think.
It’s once around an oval rink.
And a comfortable fit
Wherever I sit-
Also what a dog does for a drink!
4-23-07
Here’s what troubles my intellect.
A “scarf” is a cloth ’round the NECK.
And altho’ this is crude
I “scarf” down my food-
Too much! My brain is a wreck!
1-11-08
Whenever I hear a BIG word
(like no other I ever have heard)
“Psychosis,” “thrombosis”
And “Anadiplosis-”
They strike me as being ABSURD!
11-07
Whatta treat is my dark chocolate letter-
No gift could ever taste better!
Tho’ gone is my “G”
(I ate it at tea)
I am forever your debtor!
Much love
Granny
11-07
Often I’m at my wit’s end.
Writing stuff that is worthy to send.
So much I’ve forgotten
My memory’s rotten
Do you have a brain you can lend?
07
A Bad Mood
I hate all the noise
Of freckled-face boys.
Also of girls
with tiny tight curls.
Can’t they play with their toys
with quieter joys?
1-12-08
Abstract Thoughts
It’s not that my children aren’t dear-
But I love it when nobody’s here-
I look at T.V.
While sipping my tea-
And take the hearing-aid out of my EAR.
1-12-08
Oh where! Oh where!
Has my cleverness gone?
Is it up in the attic?
Out on the lawn?
I’ve looked everywhere-
But I really don’t care,
It was anyway
Quite over-drawn!
07
Musings
In “Scrabble” I use the word “Erdu.”
To fill in the blanks, should I care to-
The meaning’s obscure
But winning is sure-
Whenever one ventures to dare to.
07
There once was a blacksmith named George
Who labored each day at his forge.
He sweated away
Without too much pay
He wished he worked on a barge.
07
There once was an overweight whale
Who went for an afternoon sail–
Was named “Moby Dick”
Could swim not a lick!
Just lay all day on his tail.
2-08
Reflections on Blue Monday
I seem to have lost my whatever –
Tho’ I’ve searched with ernest endeavor-
One cannot be funny
Not even for money-
When they’ve used up all of their clever!
11-6-08
(A few lines found in an old note book.)
Questions from Granny-
I asked….
Do CATS go to heaven?
Do their lives number seven?
Do lies make noses grow?
As happened with Pinnochio?
God answered, “Don’t despair!” “
Don’t worry one bit
Your brain isn’t fit-
To handle what’s all in MY CARE!”
8-08
-This I Know-
My tongue will be the death of me yet-
It interferes with goals I have set.
Whether right or wrong
It wags on and on–
If it hushed, then there’d be no regret!
5-29-08
When their cars pull out and the house is still,
I read the news, then pay a bill.
For one must learn:
“They will RETURN!”
So I eat my lunch, then take my pill.
Spring 09
What ruins a chat on the phone
Are words in a crisp-business tone:
“Oh! Oh! There’s a beep
This call I must keep”
Thus I’m back once again – all alone.
8-08
It comes to this…I hate to change
For new things seem so very strange
My confidence grows
In last year’s clothes-
So why should I re-arrange?
8-23-08 (after the bee hive was removed)
ALL HAIL! PESTCONTROL!
Oh HAPPY Day! The bug man came
And quickly found out what’s to blame.
Lotsa bugs, each small and black
He dumped into a plastic sack-
We will forever praise his name!
6-1-08
“Twas a far better thing than I’ve eaten before-
Called “noodles with pesto” please give me some more!
Better than chocolate?
Forsooth-who can tell?
Just order then both–
And say! “My! Ain’t this swell!” or “So! What the HELL!”
(x-rated)
9-3-08
NASH CREED
Our years must pass through many stages.
Some peaceful, and some, stormy rages.
-But-
We’ve learned not to give up-
We must only live up
To what we’ve been taught through the AGES.
-Edited-
(Cribbed)
9-08
Tho’ summer heat prevails,
my hobby never fails.
It’s winter’s chill
That ends my thrill
For front-yard garage sales!
10-17-08
A friend is one who knows you well.
Shares your secrets – will not tell.
Comes when you call
Shops at the mall.
On top of all that – she thinks you’re SWELL!!
1-1-09
-My FRIDGE-
It’s the fridge where I deal with my mood-
But not just for sweets or fine food.
For taped on the door
Are photos galore
Of Grand-kids – and all of my brood.
Quite often I stop and I stare-
(Sometimes I pull up a chair)
I gaze on each face
And thank God for His grace
My family is safe in His CARE!
1-5-09
–Dirge to a no-good-guy– (this is make-believe)
The truth is—I married a cad
He’s gone, but I am not sad.
Tho’ I hate him, it’s true-
Still I am feeling blue—
He was the most fun that I’ve ever had!
1-6-09
Introspection
What I need right now is a cup of tea
And someone who will talk with me.
Of course, there’s my cat *
But he cannot chat-
or be what I need him to be.
He comes when I call
And that’s about all-
Mostly, he sleeps on my knee.
A cat for a friend is okay as such-
But what I like best is a personal touch.
When God made MAN–
Wasn’t this His Great Plan?
I believe I’m not asking too much!
* The much loved former stray cat “Mr. Tibbs” died Labor Day ’09
4-20-09
Sometimes I sit and wonder-
How pleasant life would be—
If I had a pleasant someone,
Who did everything for me.
Whose job would be – to seek and find
Whatever I might wish….
Another Oreo cookie,
Or some rare exotic dish.
She would smile and gently murmur,
As she straightened out my shawl,
“Is there more that I can do for you?
I’m at your beck and call!”
“Dream on! Dream on!” I say- f
or this is not to be!
The microwave can serve up lunch.
I’ll make my own cup of tea!
1-14-09
Where, Oh Where! (#1)
Mister Camel went missing
When I needed a ride –
They said he was out-back
But oh! How they lied!
It’s not that I loved him
Or thought he was pretty-
He was my taxi –
I was due in the city.
By midday I found him –
(I followed his tracks) –
At my favorite cafe
Drinking latte with Max!
6-16-06
The Sermon
It’s true that Solomon once opined:
“I’m KING! I’m rich! I thus speak my mind!
If ‘two is better than one’, as they say,
Then I’ll wed hundreds of wives this very day!
They’ll rub my neck and fix my tea,
And consider nobody else but me!”
As you might guess – this didn’t work.
He turned out to be a regular jerk!
Who learned too late, his life almost done,
That “All is vanity under the sun.”
9-09
Introspection on a Cloudy Day
Isn’t it awesome what God can do!
In zillions of people – there’s no one like YOU!
Alike are the parts
eyes, ears, and hearts.
But your make is shiny brand new.
You come with a road-map Divine
Your aim: “To not fall behind!”
From day to day
He marks the way!
(Last line?)
(Better not cross over the line!)
(Stay close as you can to the line!)
***(Plant your foot on His side of the line!)****
11-30-09
Remedy for Sighs
In my room there’s a blue-checkered chair
Where often I sit and just stare.
The moments flit by as birds cross the sky
I smile like I haven’t a care!
But actually that isn’t true.
My heart’s all a-sigh – missing YOU!
So in order to protect myself –
**All sighs are stacked up on the shelf
Otherwise, they’d get in my way.
I’ll just deal with them another day!
(apologies to Scarlett O’Hara)
**or “I stack my sighs upon the shelf.” –JMN
1-26-10
Hickory-Dickory-Dock!!
Where is the other sock?
Did my washing machine
Get them both clean,
Then hide one under a rock?
2-2-09
“B.G.d.C.”
My gift from God was a wonderful guy!
To find one better, I never did try,
He made life a song
But wasn’t here long.
Teach me, Lord – “Big girls don’t CRY!”
5-10
Lam. 3:22 – B.H.V.*
It’s surely a thousand wonders,
(I cannot count them all–)
That we are not consumed
Since the day of Adam’s fall.
It’s that God’s compassions fail not.
There are new ones every day.
His faithfulness is forever.
My hope is build on “His Way.”
*Beverly Hilton Version
9-11
Lament of an Unhappy Dreamer (NOT JMN!)
“Adios to those Dreams”
Could he be the man I once thought quite grand?
Or was my head just stuck tight in the sand?
He used to greet me with kisses so sweet.
Now, he flips on the telly and yes, “What’s to EAT?”
It’s clear that my dreams have flown out the door.
I stand at the window and watch them soar.
11-24-01
(“The Acapulco Thanksgiving)
Musings During Quiet Time
American Airlines and I
Both have taken a fall
For bad things can happen
To all – big and small.
Once upon a golden time
American Airlines spent its last dime. S
o they borrowed a bit-
The flights didn’t quit
Now that was no terrible crime.
But soon came the day
When they could not repay.
By their honest admission
‘Twas a dreadful condition.
As for me, and there’s Heaven to thank-
In spite of having a bit still in the bank-
My life had been quite far from a blank-
Now, however, I’ve used up my tank!!
The doctor said I might defer for a while
By eating my veggies – and keeping a smile.
–but–
Unlike big-shot airline friend
Whose books are still bleeding red-
One fine day, I’ll fly away-
Out of this bed – like the Lord’s promise said-
Grounded planes tell a bankrupt story-
But my debts are paid up-
I’ll FLY TO GLORY!
8-12
I once had a friend named “Earl”
Actually, he was a squirrel
For lunch, he’d get his fill
From acorns (red nuts) on my window-sill.
Then would flip his tail
In his signature twirl
That said: “THANKS ALOT! ‘OLE GIRL!”
Summer 2012
The Best Rx
Just bring me a rose Please make it red–
God’s favorite color.
For so it has been said. (W.A.C.)
Have Lydia bring it
My good friend from Grace (
God’s special gift to the human race!)
We’ll chat, we’ll laugh, we’ll pray as well.
And by the time she leaves
I’m feeling just swell!
Here’s what to do – in case you get sick
Have Lydia-and-roses
come
do the TRICK!
5-2013
**taped on the left is a picture of a cat holding a pencil, sitting on a crossword puzzle**
To begin with, I’m gorgeous!
As you can plainly see.
I’m also smart as any can can be.
When Granny gets stuck with a difficult word
(whose definition nobody ever heard)
Then they call me—for I know what it means!
I’m a “feline-puzzle-solver”
It came with my genes!
-Mrs. Knot Also-a Bragger
E R Nash Sr. and Family 