Bouncing Here…

Bouncing Here…Bouncing There

(Red and Blue are in the Air)

by Cleo deLancey

One sunny, windy day in May,

2 big balls went out to play.

They bounced here, They bounced there,

Then they saw some underwear!

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The underwear was camo green,

And worn by a tall and strange machine!

“What is that?” the Red Ball said.

The Blue Ball only shook his head.

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So off they bounced until they found,

3 black socks upon the ground.

“How very strange!” the Red Ball said.

The Blue Ball only shook his head.

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On they bounced towards a tree.

And there they found white shoes – there’s 3!

They bounced on until they found

A BIG brown shirt upon the ground.

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“A BIG brown shirt! It is so strange…”

The Blue Ball shook his head again.

Then they bounced high, or so I’m told,

To jump the pants lying on the road.

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They looked down and what they saw

Were 3 legged pants all stuffed with straw!

“What E V E R could this mean?

Do they belong to that tall machine?”

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So back they bounced, and on the way,

Picked up the pants, the shirt, and hay.

They grabbed the shoes and socks they found

Lying strewed upon the ground.

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They bounced on back until they seen

The camo underwear (..that’s green)

The Red Ball bounced to the BIG machine’s head

He found it crying, and then Red said,

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“We found clothes upon the ground,

And socks and shoes just lying around.”

” Could these be yours?” the Blue Ball asked.

” ‘Cause I seen a 3rd leg ’round your back!”

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“Oh yes, Oh yes!” the BIG machine cried.

“I have a tale of woe,” he sighed.

“The wind was strong, it blew and blew!

It picked me up and tossed me too!

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And blew the clothes right off my back!

My shoes! My socks! My socks are black!

I have a job I cannot do

Without my shirt, my socks, my shoes!

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I lost my hat! It blew away!

Well, the silly thing was made of hay!”

We found them all!” the Red Ball said.

“Except the hat upon your head!”

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“What kind of work is it you do?”

Asked the great BIG Ball of Blue.

“I scare the birds.  I make them leave.

They eat the corn, the peas, the beans!

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I must leave and hurry back,

Before those hungry birds attack!

Thank you my friends!” the Scarecrow called,

To Red and Blue, those bouncing balls.

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Then Red and Blue they bounced away

Happy with their Good Deed Day !

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