Living a Life of Rhyme!

By Mitchell E. Marlow Sr.

Mitchell E. Marlow, Sr., author of The Possum Riders/The Early Years, has put together a collection of poems that span the last thirty-one years. Anyone from six to ninety-six will enjoy this lifelong collection that covers everything from Angel Toast and Crystal Ballerinas to Ducky Dreams, Dust Bunnies and Groundhogs. They'll make you think, laugh, and you might want to keep a box of tissues nearby. There's something for everyone in his first book of poetry Living a Life of Rhyme!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483670164

Mitchell E. Marlow Sr.

Mr. Marlow is a freelance writer, author, artist, and published poet. He is also a member of the New Prague Arts Council and past member of the Troy State University Creative Writing Club. One of his poems and artwork were featured in the first publication of The Copper Blade Review in 1994, at Troy State University. He is also a U.S. Navy veteran and has recently won awards for his poetry from the Veterans Administration. Mr. Marlow is also a graduate of George C. Wallace State Community College where he received his A. S. and A. A. degrees, and in 1993, he graduated from Troy State University with a B. S. degree in Education.

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Contents

Angel Toast

Bart’s Christmas Adventure

The Big Bean Grill

Black Jelly Beans

The Boss

Breakin’ Wind

Brown Pearls

Butt Kickin’ Betty

Can’t Lose for Winning

Carry On

Case # 1062: Sky Apples Unleashed!

Charlotte’s World

Cheek of Nature!

Christmas in the Air

The Christmas Possums

The Collard County Fair

CPR (Cardboard Pre-size Recovery)

The Cricket

A Cruel Swirl

Crystal Ballerinas

Daddy, I need more tape

Damn it, Harold!

Diggin’ for Gold!

Don’t Go In!

Ducky Dreams

Every Day, O My Lord

Farewell, My Friends

Forgive me, Nadia

The Frog that Could Quack II

Funny Bunny

The Gift

Grandpa’s Secret Recipe!

The Headache

The Headless Horseman

A Heart within a Heart

A Heart without Love

Here, here!

Honored and Rare

Hooty-Coon Stew

Hunter of the Year!

I Can Dream

I Don’t Understand

I Have

I Love Pigs!

I Need You!

I never told him…

I won’t share

I’ll Never Fry!

I’m Sorry

If Ashley Would be Absent

Intimile

Is Your Face Toward Me?

Isle of Waitnhope

It made me smile

It’s Never Too Late

Jebruary through Nocember!

Junk Store Junkie

Just a Thought

Just a Thought 2

Lady of My Soul

Legal Rights/Moral Obligation (Part I)

Legal Rights/Moral Obligation (Part II)

Legend of the Christmas Possums

The Legend of the Possum Riders

A Letter from Mrs. Clause

A Life of Rhyme!

The Limerick Limerick

Little Brock Leigh

Little Tommy

The Love that We Once Knew

A Memory Rendezvous

A Message from Sven

The Mighty Beast!

Mr. Groundhog

My Love

My Yoke

Mysterious Possum

A Necessary Task

No, My Love

No Rhyming Aloud!

Nostrilanguish

Not for Furniture

Now That’s Using Your Head!

Obedience at Work

Ode to a Dust Bunny

Old Fruit Cake

One Tiny Tear

Painting Butterfly Wings

Perfect Love/A Christmas Poem

A Piggy Named Ted

The Pinkle Peep!

Please, don’t leave me

A Poem for Brynne

A Poem for Ricky

Poor Little Squirrely

A Poor Man’s Bouquet

Possum is Brain Food!

The Possum Riders!

Possum Tails to You!

The Possum Writers!

Precious Savior

P.S.

Purple

A Question for Jenny

The Reading Kangaroo

Remember Summer

Rick and Bubba

The Rose

Run for Your Life!

Save the Possums!

Sculptured Ribbon Bouquet

Seasons of Silence

She’s My Love

Silly Poemz 2

Silly Poemz 3

Silly Poemz 4

Silly Poemz 5

Silly Poemz 6

Six Days on the ‘Mode

Something to Think About?

Spaghetti

Spring in New Prague

Such is Life

Surrender

A Tale of No Tail

The Tear Bank

Teddy Bear Tears

Thank You in Advance

Thank You, Lord

That Terrible, Awful Thing!

There’s Hope

The Things a Child Should Know

Thirty-Eight Cents

. . . A Time to Go!

T.M.S. (to my students)

Tough Love… forgive me

Turkeyfied!

The Unheard Song

Unique!

Vanished!

Vertical Smile, The Limerick

Veteran’s Day

Warm Rain

Welcome Back

What Should I Write?

What’s in the Box?

Win or Booze

. . . without me

Woody Didn’t Know!

Words

A Writer’s Lament

You never said…

Yummy!

Angel Toast

Did you know that angels are watching,

Even when we eat?

We could be munching away at a breakfast buffet,

While sitting in our seat.

Or eating hash browns while washing it down,

With a glass of milk or iced tea.

And it matters not, if it’s cold or hot,

’Cause soon you’ll happen to see.

As you eat from your plate, you soon cannot wait,

So you reach for some jam and your knife.

And then as you spread, the jam on your bread,

You get the surprise of your life.

And as you are chewing, suddenly you’re viewing,

Something you cannot deny.

Cause after two bites, your mind soon delights,

When the Angel Toast catches your eye.

While staring it brings, the shape of his wings,

And seeing his arms open wide.

Then soon you’ll detect he’s here to protect,

And stay right there at your side.

Now, wait just a minute, I think I see in it,

The wings and his long flowing hair.

And the longer I looked, the less time it took,

To see his hands folding in prayer.

Now, if you’ve heard what I said, the next time you eat bread,

And toast it just like I do.

You might be surprised… . that there in disguise,

Is an angel waiting for you!

Bart’s Christmas Adventure

Ninety-four year old Bart,

In his room and bored to tears,

When he heard a voice from the speaker,

But his hearing aids weren’t in his ears.

Then he listened once again,

While fumbling to turn them on,

"Mr. Banta will be here soon,

But if it rains here, he can’t cut the lawn."

I didn’t hear. What did they say?

He asked his roommate Shaun,

"I think they said that Santa’s in fear,

’Cause all his reindeer are gone!"

"Oh no! The big guy’s in trouble,

And I hope that it’s not true,

We’ve gotta help him, right away,

But what the heck can we do?"

We’ve got to tell our neighbors,

And thoroughly search the grounds,

We won’t give up on Santa,

’Till every reindeer is found!

Now the residents are all in panic,

And it was very plain to see,

If no one finds those reindeer,

They’ll be nothing under their tree.

So out the doors went wheel chairs,

And many more with canes,

Calling for reindeer and other such nonsense,

That the nurses couldn’t explain.

"What’s the name of that reindeer, Shaun?

Ya know, the one with the shiny toes.

It’s the one in the song, heck I can’t remember,

Please, tell me how it goes."

Heck, I can’t remember, but isn’t this December?"

Is it, or is it not?

Well, I’m just a little confused, my friend,

Cause it sure the heck is hot."

"To heck with all these reindeer.

It’s too hot to be outside,

Let’s cancel the search and go back home,

Cause my brain is gettin’ fried."

As they all gathered in front of the home,

They saw people in the street going by,

And as they were walking in a parade,

They were yelling Happy Fourth of July!

The Big Bean Grill

I saw my