The Birth of Dittyography

By Ben Raicher

The author and originator of this books content has written many articles for free press news papers intended for senior citizens. He has worked most of his life in high tech. engineering, and has now retired to playing the piano and writing these Ditties. He wears a pert little hat, collects people to write about, and drinks coffee three times a week at the local flee market in Texas. What else can I say about this absolutely unfettered, reasonably normal and fun loving retiree? He loves his life!!!

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Apr 25, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496905703

Ben Raicher

Ben is a retiree, satisfied, the Good Lord has given him A generous share of what might be found on the happiness side of life. Ben's ardent wish is that everyone will get their just share of what ever that Good Lord decides will be an equal amount of only those good things. The title of this book is the result of that feeling. Each written article ends with the salutation, "Have a Nice Day" This is a form of blessing and non-sectarian wish for all fellow humans. Ben, at eighty five years of age has been lucky enough to have done everything he hoped to accomplish in life and has been in every venue where he hoped to appear Hands have been dirty and/or clean depending totally on his immediate location. The content of this book will introduce the reader to a man who has a real and genuine desire to levy upon each person, a positive hope sharing in the good things, negating the undesirable ones.

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© 2014 Ben Raiche. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse  04/23/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4969-0571-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-0569-7 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-0570-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014907262

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Contents

No. 1 Dittyography

No. 2 The Ditty Promise

No. 3 Angel Parade

No. 4 Memories of Anytown

No. 5 Just Musing

No. 6 Oh That I could Have Been The One Who Said All That

No. 7 He Answered

No. 8 Party Line Phone

No. 9 Gifts Of The Five Senses

No. 10 A Hundred Tons Of Gold

No. 11 Equality

No. 12 We’re Getting Old

No. 13 His Name

No. 14 You Dig?

No. 15 Bad Day

No. 16 You’ve Had It

No. 17 A Nip, A Sip and a Trip

No. 18 Our Nation Gives Once More

No. 19 Poetic Receipt

No. 20 Good Advice

No. 21 Gina

No. 22 Days Where I Belong

No. 23 Burma Shave

No. 24 That’s Where I’ll Go

No. 25 Skinny Lindbloom

No. 26 Don’t Expect

No. 27 The Speaker

No. 28 Texi-Mexi Polka

No. 29 How To Be Happy

No. 30 Its Just Music.

No. 31 Things Do Change

No. 32 Old

No. 33 Just A Suggestion

No. 34 Retire

No. 35 Your Place In The Sun

No. 36 The Lowdown, Stinkin’, Dirty Rotten Blues

No. 37 Peace

No. 38 Well Almost Everything

No. 39 The Shanty With An Air of Renown

No. 40 Sioux City Meat Packers

No. 41 Politicians

No. 42 Music, Music, Music

No. 43 Just Try

No. 44 Country Music

No. 45 My Name

No. 46 Smoke

No. 47 Gamblin’

No. 48 Dream Or Reality

No. 49 Horizontalwise

No. 50 Tennessee Is The Place For Me

No. 51 ’Cause That’s Where The Texans Are

No. 52 Me Fly?

No. 53 The Little Tiny Pocket Type Miny-Home Computer Blues

No. 54 Everything I touch turns to You Know What

No. 55 God

No. 56 That Makes It A Hit

No. 57 Down The Hall

No. 58 Sticky Stuff

No. 59 Bust Your Keester In Two Parts First Movement Second Strain

No. 60 Addictions and fetishes

No. 61 Just A Little

No. 62 My Love’s Enough

No. 63 The Dancer

No. 64 Twas The Night Before New Year

No. 65 Poquito

No. 66 I Reflect

No. 67 A Natural Occurrence

No. 68 I Can’t Get Over The Fence

No. 69 This Old Tune.

No. 70 Dirty Town

No. 71 Poppa

No. 72 Don’t Expect

No. 73 What I Really Mean

No. 74 Wife

No. 75 Sing In A Barbershop Quartet

No. 76 Pretty Polka Party Patty Anne

No. 77 Life Could Be A Bore

No. 78 That Isn’t Her Concern

No. 79 Give Me A Polka

No. 80 Brand New Stuff

No. 81 When We’re Out Driving Alone

No. 82 That’s An Under/Over Statement

No. 83 A Simple Little Family

No. 84 Quote

No. 85 Either Or

No. 86 Kermit The Frog

No. 87 Chet’s Thirteen

No. 88 I’m Sick

No. 89 Just Me

No. 90 This New House

No. 91 A Nest

No. 92 The Chemist

No. 93 The New Packaging

No. 94 Can You Do It?

No. 95 A New Generation.

No. 96 My Workin’ Dad

No. 97 Fancy Pantsy Nancy

No. 98 Lonely Elevator Car.

No. 99 Smart Heart Breaker

No. 100 The Birth Of Dittyography

No. 101 Just Getting Old

No. 102 Thoughts And Recollections

The book that appears in front of you has been developed over a period of years. It is filled with simply created rhymes that have been categorized and titled, Dittys. Incidentally, I cannot claim to be, nor pride myself as a poet, nor a bard of any type. I boast of only my ability as a Dittyographer. Since I feel I might have invented that word, my confidence appears and resides in the fact that, since I am the first Dittyographer, I am near the top of the heap. I am also not certain what is contained within that heap, but there it is for your consideration. All content in this book is open to critique. I might caution however that who ever feels I have taken liberties with common sense, (As related to their poetic critical expertise) I can offer a positive suggestion. Write your own Dittyographic book and make it a masterpiece". Critique then appears on the other side of the coin, and I will certainly oblige by furnishing positive criticism tainted with ardent love and respect.

Many of the little Ditties included in this book were originally developed as musical presentations. I however have decided that my expertise in the musical field is relegated to presenting personally fashioned commercial songs, written by legitimate composers and authors whose abilities in the area of musical creativity transcends mine. Irving Berlin has no fear of my conflict for prominence. It is quite acceptable practice and allowable to add your own music to the Dittyfied lyrics allowing you to sing the songs. As a protective measure, I ask that you do not sing them in a public forum. That practice might cause you personal harm or degradation of image or character, from those who hear the presentation. Of course, I realize that the modern stylings of music require little more than three or four words in the entire piece. Therefore my Dittys would not comply with those norms. I have tried not to use, Baby, Baby, Baby in any of them. Rock-and-roll stylings of today far prefer rhythmic patterns which generally emerge from the Jungles of Africa, along with the form of dancing.

I hope you enjoy my offerings, and that you will Have a Nice Day. These words have been taken from a prior book, whose title has been plagiarized, but who cares? I wrote the other book as well. If you find something you like on the following pages, or maybe that I have included, unacceptable to your beliefs, you might contact me at my publisher’s address.

My thanks to my favorite editor in chief for her work in editing this book. Thank you, Dee. ( Delores Barrett )

This first opening Ditty explains what I feel is truly, Dittiographical input. This is a model of what you will find included on the following pages.

Have at it!!!

No. 1

Dittyography

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Objective Dittyography and creating rhyme per se

Is nothing more nor less than saying things your way.

Simple rhymes do not require a college class degree.

I’ve never heard of anything like a rhyming Phd.

Common words are all one needs to develop little rhyme.

Some might even feel it isn’t worth the time.

But when a thought invades your mind and doesn’t go away

Don’t wait until tomorrow. Write it down today.

Don’t use fifty dollar words that make you sound prolific.

Rhyming in this simple form cannot be terrific.

You won’t create a masterpiece, but you’re simply sharing,

A thought that you might opine deserves for some comparing.

Just remember, when you put your thought in written form,

It may some day and in some way become accepted norm.

Now if you feel creative, make rhyming form appear.

It is not required or not desired to alter your career.

Create a basic little rhyme. Who cares how its presented?

When I’m confused the words I’ve used might seem that I’m demented.

But I don’t