LONG -LEG LOU AND SHORT-LEG SUE
From Falling Up By Shel Silverstein
Long-Leg Lou and Short-Leg Sue
Went for a walk down the avenue,
Laughin' and jokin' like good friends do,
Long-Leg Lou and Short-Leg Sue.
Says Long-Leg Lou to Short-Leg Sue,
"Can't you walk any faster than you do?
It really drives me out of my mind
That I'm always in front, and you're always behind."
Says Short-Leg Sue to Long-Leg Lou,
"I walk as fast as I'm meant to do."
"Then I'll go walking with someone new,"
Says Long-Leg Lou to Short-Leg Sue.
Now Long-Leg Lou, he walks alone,
Looking for someone with legs like his own,
And sometimes he thinks of those warm afternoons
Back when he went walkin' with Short-Leg Sue.
And Short-Leg Sue strolls down the street
Hand in hand with Slow-Foot Pete,
And they take small steps and they do just fine,
And no one's in front and no one's behind.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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Just so you know...I will never go walking with someone else just because you are always 100 steps ahead of me (metaphor here). It truly is learnig that everyone has their own rhythm in life...some you can live with, some you need to pass by...some work for awhile, some work forever...
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Thanks for the giggle tonight......mom is right...the poem has a nice piece of life to it......love mammie
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