Those silly things that people say,
You’ve heard them, haven’t you?
Like answering your telephone
in the wee hours after two.

N’ hearing, “Is your husband in?”
Now where else would he be?
So I tell them I don’t expect him
till a little after three.

I feel my way back to bed
n’ nudge my husband awake
n’ tell him he missed an important call
cause he stayed out so late.

Yes, people say such silly things
n’ you hear them every day,
like the question, “Are you back?”
when you return from a holiday.

You just answer “No,” to it
“I’m here only spiritually,
I thought it would surprise you some,
if you got a look at me..”

Or you’re stuck in an elevator
n’ waiting for help to come.
The first thing that you hear is
“Where are you?” from someone.

You answer, “In an elevator.”
You hear, “Are you stuck?”
While answering “Yes” to it,
you wonder if this is luck!

The reply to you is typical
as nerves are beyond repair.
It’s “Stay right there n’ don’t move,
till we get you out of there!”

Then when poor Henry died
at an age of 92
Gathered at the Funeral Home
were some old friends, he knew.
One gazed at poor old Henry
wiped a tear n’ did relate,
“I don’t think I can recall
when Henry looked so great.”

MOM