Every day he goes down to the corner store

And goes home with a bag full of food.

By the end of the week he goes cashing his check

And walks out in a happier mood.

Every month or so he hops in his car

And doesn't come back 'till 3.

Sometimes he won't come out at all

Maybe he's just like that,

But every so often he will appear

Wearing the same Coat and hat.

And he seems to like to take long walks

In the rain and heavy fog

And how do I know this? I pass by his house

The winds are a-blowing; the light sky turns dark,

It's raining like hell on hot fire,

Some trees are uprooted; the lawn jockey's gone,

And electricity shoots from the wire,

The weather gets harder; it only gets worse,

It could drive a person insane,

And we are stuck here, in our nice, cosy house

While we watch the Hurricane.

It sweeps down the street, and seems to eat

Everything that's in its sights,

It tore off the roof of O' Shanahan's pub,

Where I go out drink Friday nights.

Out the window I see some cars and some trees

As the hurricane pushes them by,

Then the bike from next door and their patio floor…

I did not know my dentist could fly!

Then up, up, up, my house was torn out

Of the place it had been for so long.

Is this true, Can it be? What's to become of me?

I never knew this wind was so strong.

Quite soon I had landed, though never had planned that

I would leave Kansas by flyin'

So now here I am, in Maryland…

I like what I like

And dislike what I don't

'Cuz if I dislike dislikements

How hard could liking be?

When disliking dislikements

It's really not hard,

As I can dislike the bee,

And the tree, and the flea,

And things with a Z,

And Joggers that go out

For biscuits and tea,

And parking lot vendors

Who ask for a fee,

And people who love

The open sea

And a whole ton of stuff

That isn't for free….

And all I can like

As I ride on my camel to faraway lands,

Under the hot sun, and scorching sands,

I made my decisions; I had my plans,

To find the lamp of the Genie.

My camel is dead and now I dread

That I will not make it, but still I head

In the direction many a stranger has led

To find the lamp of the Genie.

I've run out of water, and things are now slow

I don't know how much further I can go.

"You were expecting to find El Dorado?"

Have I ever told you yet

About the friend I never met?

He was funny, very wise,

A twinkle shone within his eyes.

Always happy, was never the troll.

Reminds me of daddy (God rest his soul)

He had quite the talent, a gift in which that

He would make people laugh at the tip of the hat.

Now, maybe you'd ask me "How is it so

That I talk of a person whom I do not know?"

Although we have never been at the same place

I often knew him when I saw his face.

I'd smile at him, and he'd smile, too

(It's amazing what one little photo can do).

He showed me his works, though I wasn't the first,

The things he would write made me laugh 'till I burst.

He could draw, just as well, and some funnier parts

Were expressed through the style of his comic arts.

I really can't say, but I wondered if he

He might never have known, but his vision was clear

As if I was right there, like I wished he were here

Extending his arm, I'd shake his hand,

Unaware that we're both on distant land.

And as we saw each other, I'm willing to bet,

I imagined I was a sailor man

who sailed the seven seas,

with the sounding splash of the ocean below

and the wonderful sea-going breeze.

I'd be sailing along, my first mate by my side

and in a turn of fate

I steer the wheel right, instead of left

and find sea number 8!

I imagined I was a dinosaur

roaming about the place

with pointy scales, and a long, long tail

and a dinosaur-ific face.

I would wake up around a quarter to three,

and brush my pointy teeth

and I'd go outside and play with my friends

knowing THIS dino's breath smells sweet.

I imagined I was a candy man

and I would give children candy

and chocolate, ice cream, gum drops and more

all for free! Wouldn't that be dandy?

All the kids would do is ask for things

and I would pull it out of thin air.

Isn't it much more fun to IMAGINE things