Your footprints-oh they match! <br />All the tell-tale signs are very clear- <br />ALL the dirt has been dug up-- <br />And the proof is in the pudding-i hear; <br /> <br />Coming from the oceans of yesterday-- <br />And the Steamship S.S. Bernardo of before-- <br />Mary-she had a little Lamb... <br />Who wanted-oh so much more; <br /> <br />S.S. plotted and planned voraciously- <br />With his German doc pal who excelled in dirt- <br />Doc and S.S.-oh how they worked it... <br />Spreading all the doom and gloom of hurt; <br /> <br />Emily the Proud Big Bird was their target- <br />As was her father-most dear- <br />They were part of a Brass Ring Merry-Go-Round... <br />'1978' was never quite so clear; <br /> <br />Predictions-oh they were coming-- <br />About Emilys move down south... <br />And Betty announced a published warning-- <br />'Come Spring-Emilys returning'-bellowed out of her mouth; <br /> <br />Warning S.S. and the Aussie Doc...! <br />They'd better get their umbrellas out-- <br />Cuz Emily the Big Proud Bird was returnin'... <br />It was more a yell than a shout; <br /> <br />Now you see i was Emily the Big Bird with the Golden Tail- <br />And i did return as predicted in the Spring of 1979- <br />Cuz my father had a heart attack and died...! <br />Tell you their prediction was a crime! ! ! : <br /> <br />Today, i leave all things Greek alone... <br />As i know where greed and evil truly dwell-- <br />Upon a distant hill they are touching softly? <br />Just one step away from Hell! ! ! ; <br /> <br />Dedicated to my beloved father <br />Died: May 7,1979 <br />With hope and prayers that this <br />kind of thing never happens to <br />Another human being. <br /> <br />May 19,2010 <br /> <br />Underneath The Umbrella<br /><br />Theodora (Theo) Onken<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/covering-up-your-tracks/
