A small child waiting for Santa to arrive-
To an aged person, still having the same dreams,
in full drive.

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose – MEinRhyme-And Everything Else I've Written In Given Time
14 Dec 2022 Leave a comment
in The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way Tags: Aged Person Same, Full drive, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, Small child, The New That Happened To Unfold-From The Old, Waiting for Santa
A small child waiting for Santa to arrive-
To an aged person, still having the same dreams,
in full drive.
15 Apr 2022 1 Comment
in The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", 1948, British rule, Burma, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, Myanmar, Poetry, The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way
03 Apr 2022 Leave a comment
in The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way Tags: 18 months, 1987, Abandoned well, Jessica McClure, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, Slid, The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way
Back in 1987, all of our eyes fell-
On 18-month old Jessica McClure,
in Midland, Texas, who had slid
into an abandoned well.
26 Mar 2022 Leave a comment
in The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", 1975, Comedy, First, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, Poetry, Rhyme, Saturday Night Live, Television show, The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way
Back in 1975-
We saw our first Saturday Night Live.
24 Mar 2022 Leave a comment
in The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", 1948, British rule, Burma, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, Myanmar, Poetry, The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way
In 1948, Burma, a Southeastern Asian jewel-
Now named Myanmar, was no longer
under British rule.
21 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
in The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", 1965, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, Poetry, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Rhyme, Signed, The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way, Voting Rights Act
Back in 1965, we did find-
The Voting Rights Act, by
President Lyndon B. Johnson,
was signed.
21 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
in The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way Tags: 1948, Berle, Couch, Curl, MEinRhyme, Milton, Star, Texaco, The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way, Theater
In 1948, in front of the couch, we did curl-
To watch The Texaco Star Theater, hosted
by Milton Berle.
21 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
in The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way Tags: 1929, Comic strip, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, Poetry, Popeye the Sailor, Rhyme, The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way, Thimble Theatre
In the “Thimble Theatre”, comic strip, back in 1929-
Popeye the Sailor, the world came to find.
15 Feb 2022 1 Comment
in The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way Tags: 1896, Athens Greece, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, Modern event, Olympic Games, Poetry, Rhymes, The Highlight Of The Day-In My Own Way
In 1896, the modern event began-
In Athens, Greece, with many olympic games, on hand.