Tallinda and Shortony
TalLinda and ShorTony
lived on pretzels and baloney.
stayed in northern Minnesota,
drove around a pink Toyota,
had two children named Miranda,
Fed them on the back veranda,
overlooking yesterday,
where they loved to dance and sing
Christmas carols in the Spring,
We took thirty seven cents,
bought a cat and paid the rent,
Took off in a mini van,
to try and make them understand
that life is great in Butte Montana,
or in Memphis or Savannah,
But not in Yesterday at all.
We won't be back until the Fall
of parasols and red balloons,
at twelve o'clock
or maybe noon.
So call me up and let me down,
we'll be back somewhere out of town.
Copyright © Johnette Loefgren | Year Posted 2006
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