“Here’s to the Days”

 

Black cherry soda,

 green eggs and bacon,

 what a way,

 to awaken

 

Grits and bologna,

 sweet and sour,

 with purple punch,

 for lunch hour

 

Dinner time,

 popcorn and beans,

 Dr. Seuss ©,

 and childhood dreams

 

Teddy bears,

 and bouncing balls,

 rubber ducks,

 and water falls

 

Trains that could,

 and finally did,

 what a life,

 to stay a kid

 

Trees to climb,

 dogs to chase,

 who will win,

 the barefoot race

 

Sand boxes, swings,

 birds and kittens,

 umbrellas, raincoats,

 boots and mittens

 

Peanut butter,

 jam and bread,

 tomato soup,

 more orange than red

 

Here’s to the days,

 of Dr. Seuss©,

 laughter, love,

 and the red caboose . . .

 

 

Virginia City, Nev.

© 11/28/03