On his deathbed lay poor old Jim,
hardly any strength left to him,
and he was thinking as he lay:
'I'll just lie here and die today, '
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This poem has one of the greatest twists of all time. Brilliant verse, Kim.
I love this one! A humorous and perfect picture of life's crazy realities. Great one my friend z
I feel bad for old Jim, however the tale of his struggles for the taste of a cookie and the culmination of his efforts hold great humor! Thanks for sharing! I really loved this poem a lot!
I finally read this entire poem yesterday! Top marks! It is hilarious and a bit tragic! Thank you for sharing this poem!
Brilliant piece! ! ! Excellent rhymes too : ) I'm sorry for old Jim, poor man - he deserved a plate of cookies for all his effort!
Welcome back! You have been missed! This poem is top-notch!
You are a gifted storyteller with an excellent imagination, Kim. Amazingly humorous poem! Another gold for you. Congratulations and to my favorites!
Bharati, no need to feel sorry for Jim. Many of my poems are true, but this one is pure fiction! Thank you so much for commenting!
My heart goes out to poor Jimmy.A very sad ending.A dying man's wish ending in such a pathetic way! It may be an imaginary poem, but contains so much truth.
Love your style!