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HERE IS A POETIC ALBUM SPANNING A LIFETIME OF CURIOSITY, PUZZLEMENT, APPRECIATION AND LOVE.

Haven’t we all occasionally wanted time to stand still - a story to go on and on, a loved one to live forever, a treasured evening to last longer? And yet we also want new doors to open, to visit with old friends, and perhaps a chance to see home once more. Somewhere among these pages you may discover your own way to bring these things about through reading the way it is done in verse. Through the years, the poet has seized upon moments of reflection before they escaped, and captured and groomed them like stray pets. It is hoped that adults who laugh and cry with the love of life will enjoy this collection of things dear to us.

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT Put your shoes out to air, hang your hat over there, Darlin' you get the baby tonight; Oh, yes it's Monday and my calendar says, that Daddy works and Mommy plays In the Sugar Shack on the county line; let's say the baby is yours, the dancin' men are mine! You'll find your dinner on the freezer shelf, Then tiptoe back and forth like a little ole elf; Have fun, hang out,now don't you pout, Darlin' you get the baby tonight!