Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose (To Harvest The Olive Tree)

The olive tree looked so bare-

The branches blank with no care.

.

At one time the trees were small-

Tiny branches that didn’t stand tall.

.

As they grew the black olives began to appear-

Both in the front and the back of the field.

.

It was getting to be that time of the year-

When the picking was ripe and the ending would

be clear.

.

Each one was carefully picked and set-

In the farmer’s well worn basket.

.

And then off to market the black olives went-

The work paid off, it was time well spent.

.

Fresh ones were bought right on site-

To make olive oil, in both dark and light.

.

Others were canned and stacked on the store shelves-

So that customers could purchase them, they could

Just help themselves.

.

It was time for celebration and the black olive stands out-

Thanksgiving dinner is what this was all about.

.

The can would be opened, releasing its wondrous smell-

Obviously I love black olives as one can easily tell.

.

Put into large deep bowls, things just wouldn’t

Have the same feel-

All those fixings without black olives at the

Thanksgiving meal.

.

We all know that the turkey is the one that gets all the glory-

But those little black olives come close and have been proven

By both judge and jury.

.

The olive tree looked so bare-

The branches blank with no care.

-2015-

 

Three Green (2015)

1. Lizards.
2. Traffic lights.
3. Tuscany olive oil.
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Steep-
In green deep.

 

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose (To Harvest The Olive Tree)

The olive tree looked so bare-

The branches blank with no care.

.

At one time the trees were small-

Tiny branches that didn’t stand tall.

.

As they grew the black olives began to appear-

Both in the front and the back of the field.

.

It was getting to be that time of the year-

When the picking was ripe and the ending would

be clear.

.

Each one was carefully picked and set-

In the farmer’s well worn basket.

.

And then off to market the black olives went-

The work paid off, it was time well spent.

.

Fresh ones were bought right on site-

To make olive oil, in both dark and light.

.

Others were canned and stacked on the store shelves-

So that customers could purchase them, they could

Just help themselves.

.

It was time for celebration and the black olive stands out-

Thanksgiving dinner is what this was all about.

.

The can would be opened, releasing its wondrous smell-

Obviously I love black olives as one can easily tell.

.

Put into large deep bowls, things just wouldn’t

Have the same feel-

All those fixings without black olives at the

Thanksgiving meal.

.

We all know that the turkey is the one that gets all the glory-

But those little black olives come close and have been proven

By both judge and jury.

.

The olive tree looked so bare-

The branches blank with no care.

-2015-

 

Three We Cannot Do Without (2013)

1. Air.

2. Clean water.

3. Olives.
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Whether black or green-
Always welcome, on the salad scene.

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Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 816 (The Simple Route)

I had a dream-

That I used the stuff, for shaving cream.

.

And, it also worked on softening my hair,

and cleaning my face-

I figured that it would work, just about

any place.

.

It got my greasy hands, all the way clean-

It removed those paint drops, from my

hair after painting the room, for the teen.

.

It worked like magic, and made my furniture

shine-

It came in handy, for whatever reason, that

I happened to be in a bind.

.

And, as I watched my son and daughter play-

I grinned at their baseball mitts, because I

knew how their mitts, had been brought back,

to life, it was one fine day.

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Okay, okay, you are probably wondering what

this is all about-

Yes, I’ve accomplished the above, by taking a

simple route.

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Olive oil, yes, olive oil, to the rescue-

To clean, to shine, to do, whatever it is that

you have to do.

-2012-