Sunday, April 3, 2016

Those April Showers--Updated?

From: ed

April Showers

One of life’s major shocks was to discover
A famous cliche without Shakespeare’s cover.
In 1557, April showers was penned by T. Tusser
Whose name barely passed history’s muster.



Dear Ed:

You're FAR AHEAD OF ME--I THOUGHT IT WAS AL JOLSON:

Still, it's  better not  cry  even if you're lonesome

and  life seems too contractive--

for at least for now  it's not   radioactive--

THO0UGH   WHEN YOU NEXT SEE A CLOUD UPON THE HILL---

FIRST  MAKE SURE IT'S NOT A TERRORIST NUCLEAR SPILL?


HZL
4/3/16
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Al Jolson sings April Showers & My Mammy4:59YouTube · 163,000+ views
Lyrics
Life is not a highway strewn with flowers,
Still it holds a goodly share of bliss,
When the sun gives way to April showers,
Here is the point you should never miss.
Though April showers may come your way,
They bring the flowers that bloom in May.
So if it's raining, have no regrets,
Because it isn't raining rain, you know, (It's raining violets,)
And where you see clouds upon the hills,
You soon will see crowds of daffodils,
So keep on looking for a blue bird, And list'ning for his song,
Whenever April showers come along.
And where you see clouds upon the hills,
You soon will see crowds of daffodils,
So keep on looking for a blue bird, And list'ning for his song,
Whenever April showers come along.
Songwriters: LOUIS SILVERS
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Saturday, April 2, 2016

NOTA for President?

 NOTA for President?


I wish the bottom line on the ballot

were reserved for a Presidential candidate who  is not

now running but

 one who would  be  more appealing  to the  voter---

something for which we seem to be   missing our quota.


We could call him Mr. (or Ms.) NOTA

standing for 'None Of The Above'

A man or woman to Love--


as in   a Gershwin song.

I hope we won't wait too long.
 

HzL
4/2/16

    Lyrics: Someday he'll come along / The man I love / And he'll be big and strong / The man I love… Full lyrics on Google Play

Friday, April 1, 2016

April First and Drugs


 April First  and  Drugs 

They say April First

is a Holiday for  Fools 

but should the question  you pose 

be on just  how this connotation arose

you'll  find its origin is shrouded in History

and Folklore but  lost to definite memory.


So this may not be a bad date

to review the unhappy fate

of  many patients seeking relief

 but whose medications later cause    grief. 


However, since this is just a brief poem

and not a medical tome,

I'll just warn you that whenever  something is "Anti"

 this or that--

for example,  hypertension, cholesterol, anxiety, insomnia--I could go on--  or fat

you'd better also  direct your eye

to the small print

even if you'll  then have to squint

because otherwise, on   April 1st  it may well  be true

that  this year the Fool is You. 


HzL

4/1/16



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