Tarzan and Jane
swung from tree to tree
neath the jungle's
lush canopy

they played all day
in the steamy hot sun
they played all night
they had tons of fun

their jungle paradise
was theirs and theirs alone
no interlopers could contact them
on a mobile phone

how we'd love
to join them for a holiday
so we could relish in
their carefree lifestyle of play

but alas here we all are
working nine to five
while the jungle twosome
are happy doing a skive

this morning I awoke with a stiff shoulder
which was in need of a light grease
in vain I tried to rotate my arm
a full three hundred and sixty degrees

when I got it in alignment
with my side there it did seize
and now my shoulder
is in a permanent kind of freeze

it really is such a terrible
state of affairs
when one's shoulder
won't show its usual wares

all day long I've sat nursing
my rigid rota cuff
and it could be said
that I'm less than chuffed

the creation of my verses
is quite simple
as soon as an idea pops
into my cranial cavity
I get my pen scribing
rather quickly
for if I think too long
before I commencing writing
the notion I have in mind
is sure to escape
once that pop
comes into being
I  immediately start composing
a piece of poetry

after he had a whiskey
at the Stony Creek saloon
the cowboy rode out
to face his high noon

with a Winchester rifle
stowed in his saddle pack
he rode along
the timbered mountain track

by a bluff clearing
he sighted a camp fire
which signaled to him
that it was Jake Maguire

he called out his name
saying your days in sun are over
I'm going gun you down
before the day is over

with his Winchester primed
and ready to blast
the cowboy shot Maguire
lightning fast

there was no high noon
contest on that summer day
as into the sun set
the cowboy rode away

Oh Lord my Redeemer
Lord of all surveyed,
Walk with me this morning
in all beauty displayed;

Washed in your blood
now my eyes do see
all i'd since forgotten
that you always walked with me;

and when this day is over
and the twilight fades a way,
I'll lift mine eyes to heaven
In Christ I will pray;

Oh Lord my Redeemer
forgive my sins this eve,
know that I am faithful
know that I believe;

Thank you Lord for bounties
I'd long forgotten them,
I Thank You for Salvation
and the Joy to walk with him;

When my day is over
and my portion met,
Let me see heavens' beauty
A sight I won't forget;

Thanks to all your glory
My sins you've cast away,
Thank You my Redeemer
In Christs name I Pray!
Amen