The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Mon 5/7/2007)

Heaven on Earth

I saw Jesus at the bowling alley,
slinging nothing but gutter balls.
He said, "You've gotta love a hobby
that allows ugly shoes."
He lit a cigarette and bought me a beer.
So I invited him to dinner.

I knew the Lord couldn't see my house
in its current condition, so I gave it an out
of season spring cleaning. What to serve
for dinner? Fish—the logical
choice, but after 2000 years, he must grow weary
of everyone's favorite seafood dishes.
I thought of my Granny's ham with Coca Cola
glaze, but you can't serve that to a Jewish
boy. Likewise pizza—all my favorite
toppings involve pork.

In the end, I made us an all-dessert buffet.
We played Scrabble and Uno and Yahtzee
and listened to Bill Monroe.
Jesus has a healthy appetite for sweets,
I'm happy to report. He told strange
stories which I've puzzled over for days now.

We've got an appointment for golf on Wednesday.
Ordinarily I don't play, and certainly not in this humidity.
But the Lord says he knows a grand miniature
golf course with fiberglass mermaids and working windmills
and the best homemade ice cream you ever tasted.
Sounds like Heaven to me.

Kristin Berkey-Abbott

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RL

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I like this poem. :)

and, i think appointment=date;)

good for her:bounce:

:donut:

:hi:

Now this has a different feeling to it!

It's more down-home than your typical work about this fellow Jesus!

I like it...

Thanks!

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Hi Retro!

How's the store?

Store is doing well. Still online only, but lots of foot traffic happening. People knocking on the door and asking when I'll be open. People stopping by wanting to sell me their books. Lots of interest. Should open up in a month or so...

:hi:

RL

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