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Bacon and Eggs and the Sunday Paper

My alarm clock doesn’t ring on Sunday

so I lie still and try to snooze

But Mamma always told me

when ya snooze, ya looze 

 

And even now I cannot quite

bring myself to sleep past seven

But Gawd I’d love just once

to not wake up ‘til eleven

 

But there’s eggs to fry and bacon, too

and the Sunday comics to read

There’s coffee to brew and toast to burn

and a bunch of kids to feed

 

My alarm knows when to be quiet

and just once I’d like to stay

Cuddled up in bed with my nice warm guy

but those danged kids get in the way

 

And he’s already up, Sunday paper in hand

waiting to be served his bacon and eggs

While the dog watches for a few crumbs to drop

and the cat winds himself ‘round my legs

 

… it’s no use, I give up, it’s hopeless

  

Dee Garner

 

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  • poeticweaver gold member
    November 15
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    Aweee, it does stink when ya can't sleep in on your days off. but so many it seems count on ya, and ya gotta go, go, go!!! I loved this piece of humor, and I needed the smile.. Thanks for sharing you, and keep up the love and laughter~

    Peace, Timothy


  • JinSays gold member
    November 9
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    And even now I cannot quite
    bring myself to sleep past seven
    But Gawd I’d love just once
    to not wake up ‘til eleven


    you and me both. I would give anything to be able to ignore those little twitches that tell me I need to get up and get moving. Your rhyming is wonderfully fresh and unforced. Excellent poem.
    All the best,
    love,
    jin


  • Canto-Brasileiro
    November 7

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    You always write delightful rhymes, no matter what subject you choose to write about.

    I'd stay in bed for that once and throw the eggs on the head of anyone who would dare to wake me up
    Yes, I'm a lovely woman

    I enjoyed your Sunday breakfast


  • ZachP gold member
    November 5

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    Oh, Dee, I absolutely love this.

    You have no ~idea~ how much I would love

    to just sleep in.


    But is that going to happen? NO, of course not

    Very cute. Thank you for sharing,

    and best of luck in the contest.

     

    Zach Estel

    s 


  • PyroMom
    November 3

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    My David, he's a matchbook salesman, he eats more than any man alive! But he frustrates me sometimes so I have to take my anger out in other ways. I burn his steak a lot.

    Sunday's are great. on that day I burn his toast and coffee.

    PyroMom, Yem's fiery sister.


    • catz Moderators member
      November 3

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      Now, why doesn't this surprise me??!! A lot of satisfaction can come from burning the toast and those ten dollar steaks, especially when they're for a couch potato. But burning the coffee??!!! That's bad, bad... and a great way to get even
      And I can see where Yem gets his fiestiness, it must run in the family

      Burn to your hearts's content

      Thanks for the read

      Dee


  • bigperm gold member
    November 3

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    The early bird gets the worm,

    but the second mouse gets the cheese.
    Let them cook their own breakfast .lol
    Very well expressed Dee. Thanks for entering the contest.


  • Sudo Nimh silver member
    November 2

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    of this does paint a warm picture of familial bliss..depite the requisites of early rising and impossibly energized children!..you desreve a breakfast in bed for this one.


  • pixiestix gold member
    November 1

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    Being a mom has no reprieve especially when the kids are young and its hard to get a way the weekly routine. It's a 24/7 profession and hungry men need to be fed but we can still dream about having Sunday breakfast in bed.

    Great picture you paint of a woman just wanting a little break. Good luck in the contest.


  • Mango Memories gold member
    November 1
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    bravo!


  • Night Hope gold member
    October 31

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    I hear ya, Sweetie. It's so wonderful to wake up without an alarm...but often, the rest of the world just won't let you sleep, no matter what. Moxie. Yeahhh, you've got it, Lady. Good luck in the contest.



  • Just4u
    October 31

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    Just yell out to him...I'm sleeping in, you'll have to fix breakfast yourself
    then roll over and go back to sleep.
    If he does do it for himself then he will appreciate you even more...

    Hugs...Eddy


  • Aesthete2000 gold member
    October 31

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    Ah, fun from catz,
    the mother's lament,
    but nice to have someone
    with whom to share
    that Sunday breakfast!

    Great piece!!

    M-C


  • Yemassee gold member
    October 31

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    I woke up at 6:06 this morning. It's the latest I've been in bed for several weeks. Ah I long to wake up about 8 some Saturday morning but my body is trained to wake up early.

    They say it's as easy to make breakfast for 3 as it is two, so when Hubby is done with the sports page, have him pass it over to me.

    Thanks for entering the contest. Yay, I have enough entries to hand out trophies. Thanks!


  • waydownuponjoy
    October 31

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    I enjoyed your poem!

    a smooth read that explains all your desires in a nice fashion. Just try to sleep in tomorrow and see what happens then you will gain: more time in bed! joy


  • Denerica
    October 31

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    Oh to have blessed days like that, but life calls us out of that slumber, only thing for me it is more the hope of Saturday mornings for family since I wouldnt want to snooze or lose on Sunday to worship the Lord in church. In any medical profession you give up those rights to those kind of mornings, my dad was the Sunday breakfast maker, they had a bad experience with a church so I was home with my parents back in the day, so this was a heartfelt memory for me. Excellent. Blessings.

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