Mixed Feelings
Mixed feelings are what you'll explore
As you shuffle on out through the door.
Are they pleasing or sad?
Overjoyed, scared, or mad?
But let's hope that you're not feeling poor
Mechanics Retire 1
When mechanics go on to retire
To what new dreams do they then aspire?
Do they follow a rule
That says "Don't touch a tool!"
Or is tinkering what they'll require?
Mechanics Retire 2
When mechanics go home, do they dare
Tackle jobs long put off to repair
The creaks and the groans
In their very own homes
That their wives have been begging for there?
Titanic Mechanic Bill?
When you take your car to the mechanic
Does all that he says make you panic?
You came in with a squeak
And the guy has the cheek
To hand you a bill that's titanic?
Mike's Auto
Mike's Auto is different by far,
While others are not up to par
Mike wants to be
Unequivocally,
The man you can trust with your car.
Personalized Poems: Ask Him
Forty years seems a long time ago
So the rest of us ask, how'd it go?
Is she still your best friend
Will you sign on again
For another three decades or so?
Ask Her
Four decades can crawl or can fly
Depending, in part, on the guy
Do his eyes fairly smile
When you tarry a while?
Does his hand brush yours when you’re nearby?
The Woodworker
The artist who's working in wood
Must be certain her handtools are good.
For should those knives be dull
It's certain she'll mull
Over blood spilled for her livelihood.
Dear friend, Harold, we toast you today
For you master each part that you play
In the Shakespeare tradition
You give a rendition
In drag - which is very "outré."
When you're acting up there on the stage
The thespian needs to be sage
To don a persona
- Perhaps Desdemona? -
And flexibly play any age.
Happy Birthday to you, Harold dear
You're one of the best actors here
We salute you the more
For your "esprit de corps"
And it's fun to have you as a peer.


