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    Living a Life of Rhyme!
    Living a Life of Rhyme!
    Living a Life of Rhyme!
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    Living a Life of Rhyme!

    By Mitchell E. Marlow Sr.

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    Mitchell E. Marlow, Sr., author of The Possum Riders/The Early Years, has put together a collection of poems that span the last thirty-one years. Anyone from six to ninety-six will enjoy this lifelong collection that covers everything from Angel Toast and Crystal Ballerinas to Ducky Dreams, Dust Bunnies and Groundhogs. They'll make you think, laugh, and you might want to keep a box of tissues nearby. There's something for everyone in his first book of poetry Living a Life of Rhyme!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateJul 25, 2013
    ISBN9781483670164
    Living a Life of Rhyme!
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    Mitchell E. Marlow Sr.

    Mr. Marlow is a freelance writer, author, artist, and published poet. He is also a member of the New Prague Arts Council and past member of the Troy State University Creative Writing Club. One of his poems and artwork were featured in the first publication of The Copper Blade Review in 1994, at Troy State University. He is also a U.S. Navy veteran and has recently won awards for his poetry from the Veterans Administration. Mr. Marlow is also a graduate of George C. Wallace State Community College where he received his A. S. and A. A. degrees, and in 1993, he graduated from Troy State University with a B. S. degree in Education.

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      Living a Life of Rhyme! - Mitchell E. Marlow Sr.

      Copyright © 2013 by Mitchell E. Marlow, Sr.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Rev. date: 07/29/2013

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      Contents

      Angel Toast

      Bart’s Christmas Adventure

      The Big Bean Grill

      Black Jelly Beans

      The Boss

      Breakin’ Wind

      Brown Pearls

      Butt Kickin’ Betty

      Can’t Lose for Winning

      Carry On

      Case # 1062: Sky Apples Unleashed!

      Charlotte’s World

      Cheek of Nature!

      Christmas in the Air

      The Christmas Possums

      The Collard County Fair

      CPR (Cardboard Pre-size Recovery)

      The Cricket

      A Cruel Swirl

      Crystal Ballerinas

      Daddy, I need more tape

      Damn it, Harold!

      Diggin’ for Gold!

      Don’t Go In!

      Ducky Dreams

      Every Day, O My Lord

      Farewell, My Friends

      Forgive me, Nadia

      The Frog that Could Quack II

      Funny Bunny

      The Gift

      Grandpa’s Secret Recipe!

      The Headache

      The Headless Horseman

      A Heart within a Heart

      A Heart without Love

      Here, here!

      Honored and Rare

      Hooty-Coon Stew

      Hunter of the Year!

      I Can Dream

      I Don’t Understand

      I Have

      I Love Pigs!

      I Need You!

      I never told him…

      I won’t share

      I’ll Never Fry!

      I’m Sorry

      If Ashley Would be Absent

      Intimile

      Is Your Face Toward Me?

      Isle of Waitnhope

      It made me smile

      It’s Never Too Late

      Jebruary through Nocember!

      Junk Store Junkie

      Just a Thought

      Just a Thought 2

      Lady of My Soul

      Legal Rights/Moral Obligation (Part I)

      Legal Rights/Moral Obligation (Part II)

      Legend of the Christmas Possums

      The Legend of the Possum Riders

      A Letter from Mrs. Clause

      A Life of Rhyme!

      The Limerick Limerick

      Little Brock Leigh

      Little Tommy

      The Love that We Once Knew

      A Memory Rendezvous

      A Message from Sven

      The Mighty Beast!

      Mr. Groundhog

      My Love

      My Yoke

      Mysterious Possum

      A Necessary Task

      No, My Love

      No Rhyming Aloud!

      Nostrilanguish

      Not for Furniture

      Now That’s Using Your Head!

      Obedience at Work

      Ode to a Dust Bunny

      Old Fruit Cake

      One Tiny Tear

      Painting Butterfly Wings

      Perfect Love/A Christmas Poem

      A Piggy Named Ted

      The Pinkle Peep!

      Please, don’t leave me

      A Poem for Brynne

      A Poem for Ricky

      Poor Little Squirrely

      A Poor Man’s Bouquet

      Possum is Brain Food!

      The Possum Riders!

      Possum Tails to You!

      The Possum Writers!

      Precious Savior

      P.S.

      Purple

      A Question for Jenny

      The Reading Kangaroo

      Remember Summer

      Rick and Bubba

      The Rose

      Run for Your Life!

      Save the Possums!

      Sculptured Ribbon Bouquet

      Seasons of Silence

      She’s My Love

      Silly Poemz 2

      Silly Poemz 3

      Silly Poemz 4

      Silly Poemz 5

      Silly Poemz 6

      Six Days on the ‘Mode

      Something to Think About?

      Spaghetti

      Spring in New Prague

      Such is Life

      Surrender

      A Tale of No Tail

      The Tear Bank

      Teddy Bear Tears

      Thank You in Advance

      Thank You, Lord

      That Terrible, Awful Thing!

      There’s Hope

      The Things a Child Should Know

      Thirty-Eight Cents

      . . . A Time to Go!

      T.M.S. (to my students)

      Tough Love… forgive me

      Turkeyfied!

      The Unheard Song

      Unique!

      Vanished!

      Vertical Smile, The Limerick

      Veteran’s Day

      Warm Rain

      Welcome Back

      What Should I Write?

      What’s in the Box?

      Win or Booze

      . . . without me

      Woody Didn’t Know!

      Words

      A Writer’s Lament

      You never said…

      Yummy!

      Angel Toast

      Did you know that angels are watching,

      Even when we eat?

      We could be munching away at a breakfast buffet,

      While sitting in our seat.

      Or eating hash browns while washing it down,

      With a glass of milk or iced tea.

      And it matters not, if it’s cold or hot,

      ’Cause soon you’ll happen to see.

      As you eat from your plate, you soon cannot wait,

      So you reach for some jam and your knife.

      And then as you spread, the jam on your bread,

      You get the surprise of your life.

      And as you are chewing, suddenly you’re viewing,

      Something you cannot deny.

      Cause after two bites, your mind soon delights,

      When the Angel Toast catches your eye.

      While staring it brings, the shape of his wings,

      And seeing his arms open wide.

      Then soon you’ll detect he’s here to protect,

      And stay right there at your side.

      Now, wait just a minute, I think I see in it,

      The wings and his long flowing hair.

      And the longer I looked, the less time it took,

      To see his hands folding in prayer.

      Now, if you’ve heard what I said, the next time you eat bread,

      And toast it just like I do.

      You might be surprised… . that there in disguise,

      Is an angel waiting for you!

      Bart’s Christmas Adventure

      Ninety-four year old Bart,

      In his room and bored to tears,

      When he heard a voice from the speaker,

      But his hearing aids weren’t in his ears.

      Then he listened once again,

      While fumbling to turn them on,

      "Mr. Banta will be here soon,

      But if it rains here, he can’t cut the lawn."

      I didn’t hear. What did they say?

      He asked his roommate Shaun,

      "I think they said that Santa’s in fear,

      ’Cause all his reindeer are gone!"

      "Oh no! The big guy’s in trouble,

      And I hope that it’s not true,

      We’ve gotta help him, right away,

      But what the heck can we do?"

      We’ve got to tell our neighbors,

      And thoroughly search the grounds,

      We won’t give up on Santa,

      ’Till every reindeer is found!

      Now the residents are all in panic,

      And it was very plain to see,

      If no one finds those reindeer,

      They’ll be nothing under their tree.

      So out the doors went wheel chairs,

      And many more with canes,

      Calling for reindeer and other such nonsense,

      That the nurses couldn’t explain.

      "What’s the name of that reindeer, Shaun?

      Ya know, the one with the shiny toes.

      It’s the one in the song, heck I can’t remember,

      Please, tell me how it goes."

      Heck, I can’t remember, but isn’t this December?"

      Is it, or is it not?

      Well, I’m just a little confused, my friend,

      Cause it sure the heck is hot."

      "To heck with all these reindeer.

      It’s too hot to be outside,

      Let’s cancel the search and go back home,

      Cause my brain is gettin’ fried."

      As they all gathered in front of the home,

      They saw people in the street going by,

      And as they were walking in a parade,

      They were yelling Happy Fourth of July!

      The Big Bean Grill

      I saw my

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