When I grow up I
Then will blow up my
Dress shirt and necktie
(Bes’ suit too!), Heck I
Means I’ll wear Levi
Jeans and my tenni
Shoes, And I’ll choose to
Lose those ol’ blues, do
Drink some good booze, too!
Think I may snooze two
Days, read the news through
(Mays it and muse!), Who
I want with I’ll sup,
Buy a fish (a gup-
Py, too or a pup-
Py who is cute. Yup!
Then I’ll drain my cup
(When I do grow up)!
I don’t know if I ever grew up. Losing that spark of silly just seems tragic to me. Glad you stumbled on this old gem. Made me smile 😊
Oh, thank you! I wasn’t sure I wanted to keep it, but reading it again made me smile, too, so I thought I’d share it and see what others thought. If no one else leaves a positive note, you alone have made this venture worthwhile.
Oh, I needed this! Whimsical and just plain ‘ol fun. Thank you for posting, FD.
Thank you dearly my friend! I so need all this feedback! You and Willow have lifted me up today! It is I who need you!
You’re very welcome.
We all need each other. I think most people forget that.
You??!! Grown up?? Highly doubtful, not with pup-pies running around or with fishbowl gup-pies. And I am guessing you are good friends with that ‘flying’ Peter and his pixie friend. I think we “older” folk need a slogan or motto, something like “The older I gets, the younger I feels” (in mind if not in body…LOL). And of course we will also need a theme song, this poem will do quite nicely I think!!!! Go, FlatDaddy, GO! Keep on rockin’ tha stage!! And the crowd ‘snaps’ galore.
Curt
Oh, hell, Curt, you don’t want to REALLY get me going, do you? Really? Because I can do that, Curt. That’s what I was MADE FOR! You asked for it! Check out: https://starsrite.com/2025/09/26/i-know-why-im-here-how-bout-you-2/ That is me. And please, it is “Spoken Word,” so go to the bottom of the page where you can click it to hear the Audio version and follow along with the text.