Subject: When I'm An Old Lady...
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 13:51:44 EDT
From: Joan Stark <spunk1111@JUNO.COM>
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    WHEN I'M A LITTLE OLD LADY
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   (___)   When I'm a little old lady
  /`   `\  Then I'll live with my children
 /  /"\  \     and bring them great joy.
 \_/o o\_/ To repay all I've had
  (  _  )      from each girl and boy
   `\ /`   I shall draw on the walls
  /\\V//\      and scuff up the floor;
 / /_ _\ \ Run in and out
 \ \___/ /     without closing the door.
  \/===\/  I'll hide frogs in the pantry,
  ||   ||      socks under my bed.
  ||   ||  Whenever they scold me,
  ||___||      I'll hang my head.
  |_____|  I'll run and I'll romp,
    |||        always fritter away
   / Y \   The time to be spent
   `"`"`       doing chores every day.
I'll pester my children          ___
   when they are on the phone.  (___)
As long as they're busy        /`   `\
   I won't leave them alone.  /  /"\  \
Hide candy in closets,        \_/o o\_/
   rocks in a drawer,          (  _  )
And never pick up my clothes    `\ /`
   from the floor.             /\\V//\
Dash off to the movies        / /_ _\ \
   and not wash a dish.       \ \___/ /
I'll plead for allowance       \/===\/
   whenever I wish.            ||   ||
I'll stuff up the plumbing     ||   ||
   and deluge the floor.       ||___||
As soon as they've mopped it,  |_____|
   I'll flood it some more.      |||
When they correct me,           / Y \
   I'll lie down and cry,       `"'"`
    ___     Kicking and screaming,
   (___)        not a tear in my eye.
  /`   `\   I'll take all their pencils
 /  /"\  \      and flashlights, and then
 \_/o o\_/  When they buy new ones,
  (  _  )       I'll take them again.
   `\ /`    I'll spill glasses of milk
  /\\V//\       to complete every meal,
 / /_ _\ \  Eat my banana and
 \ \___/ /      just drop the peel.
  \/===\/   Put toys on the table,
  ||   ||       spill jam on the floor,
  ||   ||   I'll break lots of dishes
  ||___||       as though I were four.
  |_____|   What fun I shall have,
    |||         what joy it will be to
   / Y \    Live with my children....
   `"`"`        the way they lived with me!

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-joan
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