Earl W. Shollenberger , Hyding In Jekyll</head><body><center><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.com/p1.gif border=0 alt=Saviodsilva></center><hr color=3C00FF size=4><br><font size=4 face=arial><b><a href=34.htm>Earl W. Shollenberger </a></b></font><br><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.net/poem/a/1.JPG border=0 alt=Poem></center><br><font size=3 face=arial><b>Hyding In Jekyll</a></b></font></center><blockquote><blockquote><p align=left><font face=arial size=2><b><p>I'm finding much enjoyment <br> in my remaining twilight years;<br>Joys ignored by life's ferocity,<br>or obscured by my careers.<br>I avoid the world's depressing news<br>in every way I can,<br>And search, instead, for humor -<br>the joy and comedy of Man.<br>It turns up almost everywhere;<br>in unlikely nooks and crannies -<br>In wiggly-giggly children -<br>in hen-clucking, smiling Grannies!<br>'In harrumphing grumpy old galoots -<br>Cock-crowing adolescents!<br>Even a grouchy pickle-puss<br>can be caughrt in effervescence!<br>It's found in rowdy workers' bars -<br>in their rude, but harmless banter;<br>And in veddy proper social clubs'<br>risque' double entendre!<br>It SINGS in childrens' playgrounds -<br>BURSTS from their art and papers!<br>But it chokes near politicians,<br>and prune-faced money-makers!<br>Folks come in different packages -<br>short and fat - and tall and slim;<br>But the fat ain't always funny,<br>and the tall ain't always grim.<br>Some kids ARE down-right ornery -<br>some folks LOVE spittin venom!<br>You GOTTA stay away from them -<br>'ain't a WHIT of humor in 'em!<br>To glean the joy around you,<br>you gotta look REAL hard to find it.<br>You MUST be unconventional,<br>or you'll be blinded - sour-minded!<br>Don't EVER read the headlines,<br>(travails of Tanya and The Juice).<br>And NEVER watch the talk-shows,<br>(all those weirdos they turn loose)!<br>Immerse yourselves in comic strips -<br>read Hagar and Andy Capp -<br>When Life (or wife) oppresses THEM,<br>they simply take a nap!<br>To avoid becoming Dagwood<br>observe the wiles and guile of Shoe!<br>Try to emulate his life-style<br>in most everything you do.<br>Let your home (like his} look lived in -<br>a SEA of junk and books!;<br>Seek friends like his (I gather),<br>ding-bat Democrats and kooks!<br>Don't even GLIMPSE at Doonsbury!<br>Sell your BMW AND your Saab!<br>If you wanna find some joy in like,<br>you can't be a Yuppie snob!<br>I love to take my car on trips,<br>or just gad and rutch around.<br>It's fun to see all my friends<br>while driving through our town.<br>They all wave at me as I pass by -<br>their smiling faces glowing!<br>But NOW I see that when they wave<br>there's just ONE FINGER SHOWING!<br>I guess they're ALL wrong thinkers!<br>I'm JUST misunderstood!<br>They don't REALIZE how nice I am!<br>The whole bunch is NO DAMN good!<br>They're ALL jealous of my happiness,<br>but there'll be HELL to pay!<br>I'll way-lay every ONE of them!<br>EVERY dog MUST have his day!</p></b></font></blockquote></blockquote><hr color=0000ca size=3><center><font size=2 face=arial><b><a href=http://www.isavo.net/poem/sk6.htm>This Poem's Index Page 1</a><br><a href=http://www.yensa.net/poem/sk6.htm>This Poem's Index 2</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com/poems.htm>Poetry Website</a><br><a href=http://www.saviodsilva.com>Saviodsilva</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com>Isavo Site</a></b></font></center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://www.saviodsilva.org/r/fantasy.js></SCRIPT></body></html>