MOTHER'S DAY

MOTHER'S DAY

Roger A. Davis

Home Sweet Home is my outlook
My oh my, she sure can cook
Nurturing and giving loving care
4 children in 5 years she did bear

Truly a women mentioned in the Psalms
In her 80s now with wrinkled palms
Yet to me, she is so young at heart
I'm so thankful Mom gave me life's start

Found a bin of my son's baby things the other day
Reminded me of Peggy's loving way
Making clothes and teaching him to read
Planted goodness that matured from that seed

Readers, this is likely true in your lives
Whether it be your moms or wives
So if they’re living, honor them with a call
If they’re not, live your life by standing tall

MOVIE MOMENTS

MOVIE MOMENTS

Roger A. Davis

Karate Kid, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi
Gifts, yellow car and Bonsai tree

Little Big Man, Dustin, my oh my
"It’s a good day to die"

Tom Hanks in Castaway
Beach Ball Wilson sadly sailed away

Tom Cruise in Top Gun
"You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” was sung

"Home Alone” trilogy
Hard to decide my favorite of the three

Pretty Woman, Julia and Gere
A provocative Cinderella story that year

Sleepless In Seattle, Meg Ryan
Hurrah for Rosie telling her to keep tryin’

Bruce seems to “Die Hard”
Wouldn’t want him to be my bodyguard

Arnold in the Terminator shows
Scary with those almost unkillable foes

Paul and Robert, Sundance Kid, a great one, too
Spoken classic line: “...the fall will kill you”

Steven Segal and black trench coat
His demeanor: lethal and remote

Morgan Freeman, Driving Miss Daisy – Jessica Tandy
Best Picture and Best Actress, she was a dandy

Movie moments take us on special trips like books do
And these are only a cherished few

COMMERCIALS INFLUX

COMMERCIALS INFLUX

Roger A. Davis

They used to be contained in the shows like “Queen for a Day"
This was how the three networks got their pay
Wasn’t long before they became segment gaps
Then, America was caught in commercial traps

Wonder Bread, Wheaties, Oscar Mayer Wienies
Filled in after seeing Dobie Gillis’ beanie
In retrospect, many were lame
Yet, compared to the sexually suggestive, those were tame

I ask, “How many are effectual in setting the hook?”
Personal new car ads - "NOT"; I use a Blue Book
I truly enjoy clever beer creations
And Hallmark cards are sensations

Yet, when I get ready to buy, I go for the norm
Because, in my billfold, not many dead presidents form
But, nowadays, I tape most TV on my DVR machine
Then watch by fast forwarding, commercial clean

Sports is a different bag all together
Players and each NASCAR driver, logos on their leather
Even with my favorite, golf, it’s the same way
Most every event is a corporate sponsored display

Take heart, my fellow commercial rebels
We have a weapon against annoying decibels
The greatest invention ever, so very cute
It’s the remote button!!! Mute!!!

THE OIL FOIL

THE OIL FOIL

Roger A. Davis

A barrel of oil, price around the century mark
The future escalation looks dark
Making us unable to travel to our kin
Or to other pleasurable places we’ve been

Errands we try to do in one trip
Because that fuel pump goes sip, sip, sip
Gas for 19 cents, long ago I bought
For me, a new form of transportation will be sought

Thought about a huge Clydesdale
If thrown, the fall would kill me; I’m frail
So, maybe a cart and mule
Carrot and long stick over ears, the fuel

Now I’ve heard the government is giving us a check
The amount won’t last long in my old wreck
Saudi Arabia and other Eastern potentates
Please, in your Allah’s name, send us rebates

This economic situation is serious matters
Truckers and diesel cost make for madhatters
Prices of everything going up by the week
Disturbing is – it’s not near the peak

I guess we can laugh or cry
Not much choice, we’ve got to buy
Or start mule and car(t) pools
Or use walking and biking calorie fuels

I often drove twenty miles for a meal
Now, I think before getting behind the wheel
I have regrets of the oil products I’ve hogged
Now days, a drastic reduction in my miles logged

HANDICAP CAPERS

HANDICAP CAPERS

Roger A. Davis

Why do normal people tie up handicap stalls?
It isn’t like there is not plenty of parking at malls
The same goes for where you go to pee
Some of us can only access these, like me

Time after time, I’ve waited on employees to change
It’s a wonder I’m not more deranged
Businesses, please give seminars on courtesy
Of keeping handicap stalls free

Strollers and wheelchairs need space
Is this a wake up call for most of the human race?
No doubt, you can tell this is a pet peeve
Transgressors, take it to heart and I’ll be relieved

Also, the use of power carts by the physically fit
Waiting for their return, we fume and sit
Well, I’ve aired my gentle rage
Maybe one person will be touched by this blog page

The next time you unnecessarily use a handicap stall
May you break a leg in a fall
Then you, too, can get our special tag
And can join in on my complaining jag

The stanza above, I do not mean
But if it happens, I hope the break is clean
No, this entire poem is truly just a nudge
Believe it or not, you be the judge

KU, YAHOO!

KU, YAHOO!

Roger A. Davis

They won the Final Four at the Alamo
MVP went to Mario
One of the greatest comebacks of all time
All you Jayhawks, I just had to write this rhyme
Few sports analysts gave KU a nod
But this wheat waver thanks God

Lawrence, Kansas is their hometown
Wearers of the NCAA Basketball crown
A team effort with no particular star
We who follow them know that’s why they went so far

Bill Self and the boys
Gave us a season of joys
Many thought the fat lady was singing her song
But, wow! That turned out to be wrong

Here is a lesson to never give up
Because Allen Fieldhouse holds the trophy cup
So, for a whole year, for the crimson and blue
We will glory in the accomplishments of KU