Stanley Cooper Poems

“Heavens to Betsy”, has prompted this question
What about Betsy caused this expression?
How did she rate this “promised-land” present?
This gift from the Gods so particularly pleasant
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When I looked at my mirror, what I did see
Was a wrinkled aged reflection of little old me
There’s one thing I’m sure of, there’s one thing I know
There’s no doubt about it, that mirror must go
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In the very very topsy-turvy world
Straight lines are elliptically curled
Way above is found below
Jungles covered up with snow
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No longer in our grand design
Way out in outer space
Pluto, Planet number nine
Demoted by our human race
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Some people I know, are shopping mad
They love to walk the malls
Those shoppers get me so hopping mad
When shopping so enthralls
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'Get to the Bottom Line'
They tell me all the time
I've never known them to fail
To beg me to skip all detail
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A lesson learned in the army
Which, I’m sure, is not out of date
Was neither soothing or balmy
But was how to “hurry and wait”
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My kitten speaks to me with his eyes
Eyes, piercingly sublime
Twin green lanterns mesmerize
Their beauty working overtime
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I’m having the time of my life
With Jeanne, my lovely young wife
Retired and happy
I’m a happy grand-pappy
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Quitting is not in my make-up
It’s not something I do
I’ll give my brain a big shake-up
To find those new rhymes past due
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