A cheeseburger with extra pickles and a blue bottle of gin
I do eat meat but only total iced tea
I keep the bottle and spill the knock me down into the sea
A gift for the sailors’ ghosts that makes them grin
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A bottle of nail enamel in princess pink
A knitted holiday sweater to wear in the cold
In green red and white with blinking lights so bold
A hat with fur trim that’s not real but fake mink
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Mac and cheese and hot dogs and apple pie
Only for a treat every five years
It’s good to keep away blood sugar fears
But once a year maybe a pastrami on rye
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For no calories try an excellent book
A Sayer’s a Christie a Rex Stout mystery
Or The Name of the Rose a tale with history
Find a comfy and cozy nook
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Maybe read sitting under a favorite tree
An oak a maple or a sturdy spruce
Perhaps read to a squirrel they’re clever not obtuse
Don’t sit too long if you have a bum knee
Rebellious Hazelnuts 