Geezers and Intoxication! (don't worry about us! We'll explain all!)

Hello! Wow! At this moment, I am extremely tired. We danced after church for a very long time, and had such fun! But it was in the heat of the day, (though not very hot heat ;) and I hardly drank anything the whole time, and I danced myself silly! :) How has everyone else's week been? This is not going to be a long post at all, but I think we've all had enough of the dance-partner-post! I am afraid I have unintentionally offended some people! I hope not, and I do apologize if anyone thought I was pointing fingers! I must tell you that when it falls my lot to "be a man" in a dance, then I am quite a mixture of the Whirligig and the Spunky Jovial! There is a lovely sunset outside, and the house is quiet, for most of the kids are in bed already (only 7:30) because of our full day. Oh! I know what I wanted this post to include! (I came on here with an intention, and forgot it! :P) Okay, here is a poem I wrote last year around this time:

"Spring Intoxication"

By, (Who else?) Me ;)

The sunshine beckoned winsomely,

The soft breeze drew me near-

The fleecy clouds across the sky

Betokened Spring was here.

The jonquils, blowing golden horns

Proclaimed the coming joys,

Of lazy, barefoot, springtime days

For little girls and boys.

My own heart echoed back the song

Of every budding tree,

Of every jeweled dew-drop note

The robins sang to me.

I'd half a mind to dash outside

And do- I'm not sure what,

But certainly I could not stay inside

With windows shut!

And so I ran out to the porch

And in a way, I danced-

Not in the normal way, you see,

But as the sunbeams glance.

My heart fair burst with sudden life

And hearkened to each song,

And so I penned this poem down

And joined the brimming throng.

Okay. And then, here are the rather droll words to a song that Shirley Temple and a man tap-dance to in "The Little Princess". It is rather a favorite ditty with us girls when we are in high spirits! (Now, if only we got the dancing down!)

"Last week down the alley came a toff,

Nice old geezer with an awful cough,

Sees my missus, takes his topper off

In a very gentlemanly way.

Chorus:

"What cheer! All the neighbors cry,

Who ya' gonna' meet Bill?

Have ya' bought the street Bill?

Laughed, oh! I thought I should have died,

Knocked `em in the old Kent road!"

Every evening at the stroke of five,

Me and the missus takes a little drive,

You'd say, `wonderful they're still alive'

If you saw that little donkey go!

When we go that blessed donkey stops

He won't move, so out I quickly lops,

Pals start whacking him and down he drops,

Someone said he wasn't made to go!

(chorus)"

So anyway, it is a nonsense song, and this is a pointless post, and so, between the two, I hope to give you amusement, and I had better get off here before I type something absolutely ridiculous and brainless! -Rachel