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Going Nuts

Oak trees from tiny acorns grow. I know that this is true, It did not happen to me, Has it happened to you? I was a tiny baby, That grew into a little girl I always thought that maybe I would be tall with blonde hair and curls. What happened? Well, you may ask That oak tree acorn thing It never came to pass My acorn did not flourish much, It grew to a particular stage Then it went berserk: To grow? No, to combat my old age. I am losing height At the rate of knots I shall soon disappear, If this shrinkage doesn't stop. So I say, Bah Humbug What a lot of Tommy Rot It may happen to Oak trees But an Oak tree I am not!

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/9/2022 3:07:00 PM

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! This is hilarious, Shirley. So resonant too. ~ From a shrinking Red Maple...

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 9/9/2022 4:45:00 PM

The Red Maple is a striking tree with vibrant red/gold foliage that falls in the autumn and leaves a beautiful coloured carpet on the earth below. That may be worth shrinking for Gershon.

Bill Baker

Date: 9/8/2022 3:53:00 PM

Tough enough being small / short, now that I'm all grown up I'm beginning to get shorter. This can not end well. I understand your feeling Shirley. We'll just have to do the best we can while we still can. :-) Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 9/8/2022 11:40:00 PM

You have a lovely attitude to life, Bill. I will be 85 this month and feel privileged to have reached this age, another reason to smile. Blessings. Shirley

Rico Leffanta

Date: 9/8/2022 11:19:00 AM

People aren't born with the Levi label, "Allow for shrinkage", but shrink we do, yet there are no contests to determine whether women shrink faster than men, etc. Aloha!

Rico Leffanta
Date: 9/9/2022 11:12:00 AM

Hernias and scoliosis are commonly found in the descendants of the Parking Lot King Richard III. Does that make you feel any better?

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 9/8/2022 11:48:00 PM

G'day Rico. I have a hernia and scoliosis of the spine, which is causing this to happen, One leg appears shorter than the other. I wonder why they turned me down for model of the year lol! Your comment made me laugh. Take care. Shirley

L Milton Hankins

Date: 9/8/2022 9:30:00 AM

And...you never shall be. Hmmm, in fact, you were never meant to be. You were meant to BE YOURSELF! And, YOURSELF is just fine, Shirley. I think I've lost an inch or two myself, but I'm not going to get all balled up about it. After all, I can't grow it back!

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 9/8/2022 11:52:00 PM

Once it's gone, it's gone, as you so rightly say, Milt. I do not want my lost inches back, as they may attach to my nose. I hope you are as well as can be expected.