Jakey's Gang
original watercolor Amish and school: 10" x 14"
Remember in school
we learned the rule
that there were cliques
a specialty list
of kids way cool
though we were no fools
our own gene pools
just did not rule
we weren’t as blessed
our confidence less
we weren’t sure why
and could not guess
and now these kids
in their plain clothes
are happy with
the lives they live
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The Buggy'n the Bridge
original watercolor landscape and Amish: 8" x 10"
i wonder as i wander
trotting through this country work
does my horse sense
make much more cents
than EVs
pushed by those 'greenies'
or
does that bridge of reddish color
rich in hist'ry
with it's cover
need a facelift
or a raze if
deemed unsafe
for those EVs
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Jakey's Kid
original watercolor Amish goat: 10" x 14"
in the beginning
we all loved the sun
we couldn’t get enough
we were never quite “done”
our faces were bronzed
our hair sun-streaked gold
our innocence reigned
we’d never grow old
but time has a way
a mean streak, I’d say,
of hastening the days
that youth does betray
so now that we’re old
or older, to wit,
we’re gonna wise up
and use caution, just a bit...
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Goin' Courtin'
original watercolor Amish: 8" x 10"
now the Amish said
to the girl he wooed to wed
why can’t we simply try
to lay our views aside
let’s get along today
‘cause that’s the better way
to live in peace and harmony
will benefit our kin you see
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Amishin'
original watercolor Lancaster County Amish outing" 10" x 14"
are Lightning Bugs buggers
that blink in the night
just summer time pluggers
getting on with their life
or did they endeavor
as quaint named Fire-Flies
to be thought of as better
alighting June skies
it’s really semantics
‘though slightly pedantic
that one name’s romantic
and rightly dram-antic
‘cause all of their frantic
light sparking antics
begins with a flame
on the butt, hence the name
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