This Birdbath May Be The End Of My Marriage

Amanda Thomsen, contributor

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Things have come to a pretty pass,

Our romance is growing flat.

For you like this and the other-

While I go for this hot pink squirrel bird bath.

Goodness knows what the end will be,

Oh, I don't know where I'm at...

It looks like the two will never be one,

Something must be done...

I say, "Will you move the birdbath I painted to the front yard, please?"

You say, "If you paint it back to white, maybe"

I say, "White? Who do I look like? Life is too short for white"

You say, "It's hideous! What are you smoking?"

I say, "But it has GOOGLY EYES! That makes it BETTER!"

You say, "What is it with you and Googly eyes?"

I say, "Googly eyes are the secret to true happiness"

Let's call the whole thing off!

But oh! If we call the whole thing off then that birdbath will sit in the driveway on that tarp for eternity...

(With nods to George and Ira Geshwin)

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Comments (4)

ssgardengirl writes: I love it. My beloved is against my pink flamingo (or two . . .) lust, so I empathize with you over his lack of culcha, design sense, and good taste. I had to settle for flamingo swizzle sticks stuck in some pots.

Best to ask forgiveness instead of permission. If you can manage the weight, move it where you want it and hope he doesn't notice,(yeah, right,) or is too lazy to do anything about it once it's in place. Posted: 11:29 am on December 3rd

wildflwr5000 writes: The poem is lovely. I could use this sort of giggle daily. :-) My other half has gotten to the point of no more hauling.... compost.... wood chips.... plants, trees... etc...
Posted: 10:58 am on December 3rd

KissMyAster writes: I thought it was a good one. But I suck at painting birdbaths, so.... Posted: 10:53 am on December 3rd

ippagoggy writes: Lovely pink bird bath
Where will you end up living?
Only Jesus knows



(I suck at haiku, but I felt this needed a vaguely creative response!) Posted: 10:44 am on December 3rd

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