Tag Archives: Happiness

For My Beloved Wife On The Occasion Of Her Illness

My girl is sick. She has the ick.

It makes her feel bad.

But she is lucky, ‘cause even when yucky

She’s married to me, her lad.

I make her soup that makes her poop

So all the germs come out,

And then she goes and blows her nose

And snot comes out her snout!

Now free of dreck, my darling Beck

May lay upon our couch.

I am her boulder, her comforting shoulder

For whenever she feels an ouch.

Soon will be when her and me

Go off to bed to sleep

And since she coughed I talk so soft

And help her count the sheep.

And when she wakes, the sound she makes

Is more thunder than snore

But through the night her gut got right;

She’s better than before.

So we repeat until her feet

Are under her anew.

My medical care is extraordinaire

Or so I think. Do you?

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The Best Days Of My Life

When I was a kid in school

I was never very cool.

I was skinny like an elf

And ate my lunches by myself.

I though cool sticks were precious pearls;

I paid no mind to all the girls.

Looking back, I need to say

Why can’t I have all that today?

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Your Nightly 90’s Nostalgia

There once was a hand made of goo

That up at the ceiling you threw.

Then it would go “plop”

And eventually drop

And then you’d repeat that. Woo hoo!

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Three Strikes? You’re In!

I tried out for the baseball team

And struck out three times in a row.

Then I went to the bar for a bit

And struck out with somebody’s hoe.

I may not be a first baseman

Nor a lady’s man, but I won’t cry.

Sometimes the universe just has to say

“Why don’t you give bowling a try?”

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Realistic Goals

Tomorrow’s the day I’ll do everything

And be the best version of me.

I’ll accomplish my dreams and be happy

And authentically awesome to see.

I’ll shoot for the moon and I’ll hit it!

I’ll inspire the brave and the true!

But today I’ve reserved to be average

And embody “I’m fine, how are you”.

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Optimists

When life gives you lemons

You can politely decline,

Explaining “No thanks, I don’t like lemons”

And life will be like “Fine.”

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More Is Better

“Would you like to sit at the table”

My mother asked, her voice sour.

“I’m good” I replied, my voice filled with pride

As I stared down at her from my tower.

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My Foreign Policy Platform

I think instead of buying tanks

We should hire children

To run around with pool noodles

And speak in Italian to people

Who are unhappy

Because America deserves happiness

And we have to spend $33 trillion on something.

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Lessons in Fine Dining

Life’s like an Oreo cookie:

The start and the end are both crappy

But the more stuff you put in the middle

The more likely you are to be happy!

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On The Bright Side, My Nickname Is “Hips” Now

Sometimes all it takes

To make somebody’s day

Is to flash a cheerful smile

And whisper “Hip hip hooray!”

I tried it out this afternoon

And the data that I got was this:

Prison is not a good place to test

A cheerfulness hypothesis.

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