Daily Archives: September 4, 2020

Photo finish Friday: “Go left at the fork”

Go left at the fork.

Go right at the spoon.

Go under the knife

And jump over the moon.

The banana split

During its salad days.

It was easy as pie

To cake walk away.

He’s such a dish.

She’s gone to pot.

They’re in a stew

That’s boiling hot.

His goose is cook.

Her mind is fried.

Don’t butter them up,

They’re raw inside.

If you egg her on

The yoke’s on you.

She’s no apple of your eye

By the time she’s through.

The tables will be turned.

The empty will satiate

As you’re rounding third

And trying to steal home plate.

Life is a pickle,

This you can’t deny.

It’s the pot or frying pan

No mater how hard you try.

You can stir up a frenzy.

You can sift through the rubble.

The ingredients are there

To pickle all your troubles.

When things are ajar

And you feel in a jam

Just remember life will gel

If you don’t act the ham.

Go left at the fork.

Go right at the spoon.

Go under the knife.

Do your dishes soon.

–David E. Booker

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