Introduction: Why I Rhyme

"It’s Mom’s fault!"

Don Husted, Sr.









All my life it seems, I’ve wanted to be
A purveyor of reams of poetry.
It all started when I was about nine
Mom rhymed her conversation with mine.
We’d go on for days at a time
Whatever we said, it was said in rhyme.

It got to be so much fun,
We’d do it with everyone.
Even now that I’m an older timer,
I still like to be known as a rhymer.

I asked the publisher if she knew this
When I said I wanted to do this.
She said she didn’t see any harm
So I quit twisting her arm!

Sooooo, without further ado
I herewith share some with you.
And if you find them awful, what can I say
Except a guy don’t get a chance like this every day!

Don Husted, Sr.

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