where has all the fun gone?

where has all the fun gone?
it's sure not here

nothing will be the same again
is more than just a fear

all things change some for good
but things changing here seem like upheaval

will it ever end will it ever be as it should
is it something put in motion by evil

I don't like it and doubt
I ever will again

I just want to scream and shout
to relieve all the pain

where has all the fun gone?
it's sure not here

adaptation of Singapore Flyer

My sister wrote a great little poem about our adventure on the Singapore Flyer. I can't find the original copy, but it went something like this:

higher and higher

on the Singapore Flyer

nearly touching the sky

slowly going up and around

around and back down

I feel so happy I could die

as the end of the ride draws near

Grandmom is full of fear

and my sister is queasy

as we end our stay

they both say

"That was easy"

tour de hood

there is a new ride in town
well, not new, but new to me
I just found out how it goes down
and I can't believe what I see

the group cycles around
with all that's provided
from bikes they have found
to helmets and snacks supplied

they ride together to promote
friendship and good health
and in turn this causes all to note
a bounty not often seen as wealth

touring de hood causes barriers to break
between ages, races, abilities, even "class"
much can be gained causing us to make
new ideas, our old ones to surpass



http://www.tourdehood.org/

nearly time to go

it's nearly time to go
I have yet to start my packing

time is short I know
guess I better get cracking

I did get a big bag to stow
no excuse now for slacking

why I have been so slow
to get busy keeps my brain sidetracking

I'll get it done no problem though
I better quit sitting here wisecracking

foot pain

a foot so sore
I wish would heal

I don't know when
the pain I'll no longer feel

getting inserts for my shoes
will that chase away my blues?

I don't know when
I'll be back to running again

but I am more than ready
to be rid of my daily pain

sarcmark

have you heard the
latest craze?

no longer sorting through
misunderstood maze.

now let your sarcasm
reign free

you can express it
most definitely

don't let the retort
lay unheeded

the new punctuation
is ready where needed

indeed when you are next
ready "to tear flesh"

your newest mark will make
sure words and message mesh!

looking ahead to college

meeting with a college guy
costs of higher ed are sky high
so to make the most we'll try
to help our first nestling to fly
don't know how we'll get by
and hard not to escape a sigh
but I know that before long my
oldest will be saying good bye
his first adventure is drawing nigh
time that he will start to apply
and ask what finances will supply
then it won't be long whereby
you will hear this mom's outcry